Open AccessFinal transitions to place of death: patients and families wishes
Author(s) -
Lieve Van den Block,
Winne Ko,
Guido Miccinesi,
Sarah Moreels,
Gé Donker,
Bregje D. OnwuteakaPhilipsen,
Tomás Vega Alonso,
Luc Deliëns
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdw097
Subject(s) - place of death , medicine , family medicine , demography , medical emergency , palliative care , pediatrics , nursing , sociology
This four-country study (Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain) examines prevalence and types of final transitions between care settings of cancer patients and the extent to which patient/family wishes are cited as a reason for the transition.
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