Palliative care provision in long-term care facilities differs across Europe: Results of a cross-sectional study in six European countries (PACE).

CONCLUSION: The late initiation of palliative care (especially when advance care planning is lacking) and palliative care for residents without cancer, dementia or closely involved relatives deserve attention in all countries. Diversity in palliative care organization might be related to different levels of its development.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 30, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Ten Koppel M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, Van den Block L, Deliens L, Gambassi G, Heymans MW, Kylänen M, Oosterveld-Vlug MG, Pasman HRW, Payne S, Smets T, Szczerbińska K, Twisk JW, van der Steen JT, PACE Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: research