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EOLinPLACE: an international research project to reform the way dying places ar...

Whenever possible, a person should die where they feel it is the right place to be. There is substantial global variation in home death percentages but it is unclear whether these differences reflect preferences, and there are major limitations in how the place of death is classified and compared across countries.

Patient and Family Preferences About Place of End-of-Life Care and Death: An Um...

The place where people are cared towards the end of their life and die is a complex phenomenon, requiring a deeper understanding. Honoring preferences is critical for the delivery of high-quality care.

Frequency and trends in deaths at nursing homes in older people: population-lev...

How were place of death trends for cancer patients affected by the COVID-19 pan...

17th World Congress on Public Health, 2023 May 2-6, Rome, Italy; Background and objective: During the pandemic, health systems had to respond to the needs of COVID-19 patients, while caring for patients with other conditions, including cancer. Hospitals/health institutions and home are relevant places of death (PoD) globally. We aim to examine changes in PoD trends for cancer patients, comparing pre- and pandem...

Preferences about place of end-of-life care and death of patients with life-thr...

Introduction For most of history, the majority of people died at home surrounded by family. However, the global scenario has progressively changed towards hospital death and more recently in some countries back again towards home, with indication that COVID-19 may have further increased the number of home deaths. It is therefore timely to establish the state-of-the-art about people’s preferences for place of en...