Factors associated with symptom relief in end-of-life care in residential care homes; a national register-based study

Residential care homes (RCHs) are a common place of death. Previous studies have reported a high prevalence of symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath among residents in the last week of life.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 2, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sofia Andersson, Kristofer Årestedt, Olav Lindqvist, Carl-Johan Fürst, Margareta Brännström Source Type: research