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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Palliative Care in the Ageing European Population: A Cross-Country Comparison.

Giovanni Cerullo, Teodora Figueiredo, Constantino Coelho, Cláudia Silva Campos, António Videira-Silva, Joana Carrilho, Luís Midão, Elísio Costa

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giovanni CerulloPalliative Care, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, 8000-386 Algarve, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2881-528X
Teodora FigueiredoCINTESIS@RISE, Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0009-0183-000X
Constantino CoelhoCINTESIS@RISE, Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5309-3536
Cláudia Silva CamposCINTESIS@RISE, Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
António Videira-SilvaPediatric University Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8209-1676
Joana CarrilhoCINTESIS@RISE, Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5897-1155
Luís MidãoCINTESIS@RISE, Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1981-2554
Elísio CostaCINTESIS@RISE, Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1158-1480
Universidade do Porto · PTUniversity of Lisbon · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With Europe's ageing population and rising demand for palliative care, it is crucial to examine the use of palliative care among older adults during their last years of life and understand the factors influencing their access and end-of-life circumstances. This study employed a cohort of SHARE participants aged 65 years or older who had passed away between Wave 6 (2015) and Wave 7 (2017). Information on death circumstances, palliative care utilization, and associated variables were analysed. The study revealed that nearly 13.0% of individuals across these countries died under palliative care, with Slovenia having the lowest rate (0.3%) and France the highest (30.4%). Palliative care utilization in the last 30 days before death was observed in over 24.0% of participants, with the Czech Republic having the lowest rate (5.0%) and Greece the highest (48.8%). A higher risk of using or dying in palliative care was significantly associated with cognitive impairment (low verbal fluency), physical inactivity, and good to excellent self-perceived health. This work highlights the urgent need for enhanced global access to palliative care and advocates for the cross-country comparison of effective practices within Europe, tailored to the unique healthcare needs of older adults.

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AgingPalliative CareAgedCzech RepublicEuropeHealth FacilitiesHumansend of lifehealthcare disparitiesolder adultspalliative careSHARE

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PMID38276807
PMCPMC10815293
OpenAlexW4391023534

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