[Palliative care at the end of life in Germany : Utilization and regional distribution].

CONCLUSION: SPHC is used more frequently than previously reported, while PPC is declining. Utilization seems to be based less on objective needs than on region-specific framework conditions. Besides needs criteria, further development of palliative care should be oriented more towards outcomes and relevant framework conditions.
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Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - November 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ditscheid B, Krause M, Lehmann T, Stichling K, Jansky M, Nauck F, Wedding U, Schneider W, Marschall U, Meißner W, Freytag A, die SAVOIR-Studiengruppe Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research