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The escalating global burden of serious health-related suffering: projections t...
Sleeman, Katherine E.; Brito, Maja de; Etkind, Simon; Nkhoma, Kennedy; Guo, Ping; Higginson, Irene J.; Gomes, Bárbara; Harding, RichardBackground Serious life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses place an enormous burden on society and health systems. Understanding how this burden will evolve in the future is essential to inform policies that alleviate suffering and prevent health system weakening. We aimed to project the global burden of serious health-related suffering requiring palliative care until 2060 by world regions, age groups, and...
Bridging Health and Social Care with the Citizens – The Case of EIT Health Proj...
Sá-Moura, Bebiana; Couceiro, Patrícia; Catarino, Luis; Guardado, Diana; Brito, Maja de; Silva, Bárbara; Tavares, Rui; Ramalho-Santos, JoãoThe global burden of population ageing imposes the need of innovative care models and good practices to ensure the sustainability of health and social care support, as well as optimal quality of life of the citizens. Science and technology-based innovation is required to be cross-fertilized with co-creation strategies, involving different stakeholders and the citizens. Health literacy is a crucial component of ...