Patients near death receiving specialized palliative home care being transferred to inpatient care – a registry study
Camilla Wall,
Karin Blomberg,
Elisabeth Bergdahl
et al.
Abstract:Background
The majority of palliative care patients express a preference for remaining at home for as long as possible. Despite progression of disease there is a strong desire to die at home. Nonetheless, there are transfers between care settings, demonstrating a discrepancy between desired and actual place of death.
Aim
To map the prevalence of patients near death undergoing specialized palliative home care and being transferred to inpatient care … Show more
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