Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which can be influenced by various
aspects, especially socioeconomic status and lifestyle, has been identified as an important …

Background: End of life (EOL) care planning is important for aging adults given the growing
prevalence of chronic medical conditions in the US. The Portable Orders for Life Sustaining …

Purpose Socioeconomic disparities in end-of-life care have been reported across underlying
diseases, but there is a paucity of information on potential time trends. Thus, we aimed to …

Objective We aimed to investigate the relationship between systemic strengths and
complexity in home care of end-of-life patients. Methods Quantitative descriptive longitudinal …

Background: Healthcare professionals and policy makers often view home as the most
appropriate place of care and death for patients. However, this makes assumptions about …

A home is a preferred place of death by most people. Nurses play a key role in supporting
end-of-life home care, yet less is known about the factors that determine home as a place of …

Background: People from ethnic minority groups and deprived socioeconomic backgrounds
have worse outcomes from COVID-19. Aim: To examine associations between ethnicity and …

Introduction: Approximately 20% of patients with metastatic spine disease develop
symptomatic spinal cord compression, and these patients can present urgently to the …

Objetivo Nos proponemos investigar la relación entre las fortalezas sistémicas y el lugar de
muerte en atención domiciliaria de pacientes en final de vida. Método Estudio cuantitativo …

A request for hastened death can mean many things, from an emotional plea for help with
unmet needs to a request for legal provision of chemically induced hastened death …