Prevalence and characteristics of patients with advanced chronic conditions in need of palliative care in the general population: A cross-sectional study

Gómez‐Batiste, Xavier; Martínez-Muñoz, Marisa; Blay, Carles; Amblàs-Novellas, Jordi; Vila, Laura; Costa, Xavier; Espaulella, Joan; Espinosa, José; Constante, Carles; Mitchell, Geoffrey

doi:10.1177/0269216313518266

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Prevalence and characteristics of patients with advanced chronic conditions in need of palliative care in the general population: A cross-sectional study

Published in Palliative Medicine • Jan 8, 2014

Authors:

Xavier Gómez‐Batiste

Marisa Martínez-Muñoz

Carles Blay

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Of deaths in high-income countries, 75% are caused by progressive advanced chronic conditions. Palliative care needs to be extended from terminal cancer to these patients. However, direct measurement of the prevalence of people in need of palliative care in the population has not been at...

Subject

Medicine

Palliative care

Population

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