Background Home-based models of hospice and palliative care are promoted with the
argument that most people prefer to die at home. We examined the heterogeneity in …

Objectives To determine the relative influence of different factors on place of death in
patients with cancer. Data sources Four electronic databases—Medline (1966-2004) …

Background In most countries, contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases are asked to
quarantine for 14 days after exposure to limit asymptomatic onward transmission. While …

Purpose: Self‐management is a dynamic process in which individuals actively manage a
chronic illness. Self‐management models are limited in their specification of the processes …

This book is a resource that can stand on its own as a primary text for undergraduate and
graduate courses in death, dying, and bereavement, and can be used to good effect as a …

Objective Place of death, specifically the percentage who die in hospital or residential aged
care, is largely unreported. This paper presents a cross-national comparison of location of …

Background The policy several countries is to provide people with a terminal illness the
choice of dying at home; this is supported by surveys that indicate that the general public …

Against a background of debate around global ageing and what this means in terms of the
future care need of older people, this book addresses key concerns about the nature and …

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Background A growing number of apps to support good mental health and well-being are
available on digital platforms. However, very few studies have examined older adults' …