This 2008 study assessed location-of-death changes in Canada during 1994–2004, after
previous research had identified a continuing increase to 1994 in hospital deaths. The most …

Context: Approximately 20% of North Americans and 25% of Europeans reside in rural
areas. Planning and providing end‐of‐life (EOL) care in rural areas presents some unique …

Objective: End-of-life practices vary worldwide. The objective was to demonstrate that there
is no clear-cut distinction between treatments administered to relieve pain and suffering and …

Research has typically supported the concern that health services utilization increases with
aging. Yet most health services utilization studies have focused on the use of 1 as opposed …

Background: Long-standing concern exists over hospital use by people near or at the end of
life (EOL) related to the appropriateness, quality, and cost of care in hospital. It is widely …

This study focuses on differences in health and social service use in the last 2 years of life
among Finnish people aged 70–79, 80–89, and 90 or older and on the variation in service …

Psychology in the physical and Manual Therapies presents the principles of evidence-based
applied psychology as they relate to the physical and manual therapies. The book has been …

Aims: Most people approaching the end of life develop care needs, which typically change
over time. Moves between care settings may be required as health deteriorates. However, in …

Despite concern over increased health services utilization with population aging, few studies
describe health services utilization by long-term-care (LTC) residents. An investigation was …

Background Hospitalisations are the prime contributor to healthcare expenditure, with older
adults often identified as high hospital users. Despite the apparent high use of hospitals at …