Excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic: underreporting and regional inequalities in Brazil

JDY Orellana, GM Cunha, L Marrero… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
O Brasil é um dos países mais afetados pela pandemia de COVID-19 eo real número de
mortes pela doença torna o cenário ainda mais desafiador. O objetivo deste estudo foi …

The end of life experiences of people living with socio-economic deprivation in the developed world: an integrative review

SP Bowers, M Chin, M O'Riordan, E Carduff - BMC Palliative Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Those experiencing socioeconomic deprivation have poorer quality of health
throughout their life course which can result in poorer quality of death–with decreased …

Socioeconomic status, palliative care, and death at home among patients with cancer before and during COVID-19

J Iqbal, R Moineddin, RA Fowler… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the delivery of cancer care,
but less is known about its association with place of death and delivery of specialized …

A framework for more equitable, diverse, and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement for palliative care research

S Mitchell, N Turner, K Fryer, J Beng, ME Ogden… - Research involvement …, 2024 - Springer
Background There are marked inequalities in palliative care provision. Research is needed
to understand how such inequalities can be addressed, so that everyone living with …

A population-based retrospective cohort study of end-of-life emergency department visits by people with dementia: multilevel modelling of individual-and service-level …

LE Williamson, J Leniz, E Chukwusa, CJ Evans… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background emergency department (ED) visits have inherent risks for people with dementia
yet increase towards the end-of-life. Although some individual-level determinants of ED …

Place of death and phenomenon of going home to die in Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study

L Weng, Y Hu, Z Sun, C Yu, Y Guo, P Pei… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background China is embracing an ageing population without sustainable end-of-life care
services. However, changes in place of death and trends of going home to die (GHTD) from …

Unrepresented, unheard and discriminated against: A qualitative exploration of relatives' and professionals' views of palliative care experiences of people of African …

F Dewhurst, L Tomkow, M Poole… - Palliative …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: People of African and Caribbean descent experienced disproportionately high
mortality from COVID-19 and have poor access to palliative care. Aim: To explore palliative …

Cervical cancer management in Zimbabwe (2019–2020)

P Zibako, N Tsikai, S Manyame, TG Ginindza - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer
amongst women, and it is especially common in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Family experiences deciding for and against pediatric home ventilation

RD Boss, CM Henderson, JC Raisanen, NA Jabre… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To understand what considerations drive family decisions for, and against,
pediatric home ventilation. Study design Qualitative interviews with parents of children who …

Health-related quality of life by household income in Chile: a concentration index decomposition analysis

R Severino, M Espinoza, B Cabieses - International Journal for Equity in …, 2022 - Springer
Background Health inequities have a profound impact on all dimensions of people's lives,
with invariably worse results among the most disadvantaged, transforming them into a more …