ArticleBMC palliative care2015
Place of death of people living with Parkinson's disease: a population-level study in 11 countries.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Socioeconomic position and use of healthcare in the last year of life: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2019Pooled it
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- Inpatient Mortality in Parkinson's Disease.The Neurohospitalist · 2023Article
- Adopting a palliative care mindset is an unmet need in Parkinson's disease.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2023Article
- End of life care of hospitalized patients with Parkinson disease: a retrospective analysis and brief review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- IN-HOME-PD: The effects of longitudinal telehealth-enhanced interdisciplinary home visits on care and quality of life for homebound individuals with Parkinson's disease.Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2022Article
- Education on palliative care for Parkinson patients: development of the "Best care for people with late-stage Parkinson's disease" curriculum toolkit.BMC medical education · 2021Review
- Prognostic predictors relevant to end-of-life palliative care in Parkinson's disease and related disorders: a systematic review.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2021Review
- Palliative Care for Parkinson's Spectrum Disorders: an Emerging Approach.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2020Review
- Understanding patients' and caregivers' perspectives and educational needs in Parkinson's disease: a multi-ethnic Asian study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Article
- Palliative Care for Parkinson Disease.Clinics in geriatric medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundMost people prefer to receive end-of-life care in familiar surroundings rather than in hospital. This study examines variation in place of death for people dying from Parkinson's disease (PD) across 11 European and non-European countries.
methodsUsing death certificate data of 2008 for Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Mexico, South Korea and Spain for all deaths with PD as an underlying cause (ICD-10 code: G20) cross-national differences in place of death were examined. Associations between place of death and patient socio-demographic and regional characteristics were evaluated using multivariable binary logistic regression analyses.
resultsThe proportion of deaths in hospital ranged from 17% in the USA to 75% in South Korea. Hospital was the most prevalent place of death in France (40%), Hungary (60%) and South Korea; nursing home in New Zealand (71%), Belgium (52%), USA (50%), Canada (48%) and Czech Republic (44%); home in Mexico (73%), Italy (51%) and Spain (46%). The chances of dying in hospital were consistently higher for men (Belgium, France, Italy, USA, Canada), those younger than 80 years (Belgium, France, Italy, USA, Mexico), and those living in areas with a higher provision of hospital beds (Italy, USA).
conclusionsIn several countries a substantial proportion of deaths from PD occurs in hospitals, although this may not be the most optimal place of terminal care and death. The wide variation between countries in the proportion of deaths from PD occurring in hospital indicates a potential for many countries to reduce these proportions.
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