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Individual, clinical and system factors associated with the place of death: A linked national database study.

Woan Shin TanRam BajpaiChan Kee LowAndy Hau Yan HoHuei Yaw WuJosip Car
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Aside from cultural and clinical factors, system-based factors including access to home palliative care and discussion and documentation of preferences were found to influence the likelihood of home deaths. Increasing home palliative care capacity and promoting advance care planning could facilitate home deaths if this is the desired option of patients.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • advance care planning
  • healthcare
  • advanced cancer
  • newly diagnosed
  • end stage renal disease
  • emergency department
  • quality improvement
  • electronic health record
  • decision making