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Background Quality of life is an important concept which is subjective and personal; what is an acceptable quality of life to one may be 'worse than death' to another. The objective of this study was to develop and…
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Managing death in the intensive care unit: bringing back the humanity
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Objectives To determine the factors associated with a home death among older adults who received palliative care nursing home services in the home. Methods The participants in this retrospective cohort study were 151…
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In 1982, the author attended a lecture by Professor Joseph Civetta dealing with the concept that, at times, the goal of care should be comfort rather than cure, and that inappropriate care prolonged dying and suffering.…
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Background Quality end-of-life care has emerged as an important concept in industrialized countries. Discussion We argue quality end-of-life care should be seen as a global public health and health systems problem. It…
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Background Prognosis estimates are used to access services, but are often inaccurate. This study aimed to determine the accuracy of giving a prognosis range. Methods and measurements A prospective cohort study in four…
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This dataset shows characteristics of hospice providers such as address, phone number, ownership data and more.
Updated Oct 29, 2026
