Dying at home: a prospective comparative study of home death rates in a private health insured palliative care community programme
The high home death rate observed in the Medibank cohort highlights the potential benefit of enhanced palliative care support at the end of life. This support should be dedicated, accessible and resourced with in-home nursing assistance and allied health interventions.
Authors
- Matthew Lancaster
- Amanda Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2288-820X)
- Alison Griffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-5072)
- Phillip D. Good (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-0375)
- Dominic Eu
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Mater Research (AU)
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.70031
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88