How many people will need palliative care in 2040? Past trends, future projections and implications for services

Etkind, Simon; E Bone, Anna; Gomes, Bárbara; Lovell, Natasha; Evans, Catherine; J Higginson, Irene; EM Murtagh, Fliss

doi:10.1186/s12916-017-0860-2

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How many people will need palliative care in 2040? Past trends, future projections and implications for services

Published in BMC Medicine • May 11, 2017

Authors:

Simon Etkind

Anna E Bone

Bárbara Gomes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Current estimates suggest that approximately 75% of people approaching the end-of-life may benefit from palliative care. The growing numbers of older people and increasing prevalence of chronic illness in many countries mean that more people may benefit from palliative care in the future...

Subject

Palliative care

Medicine

Dementia

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