The characteristics of patients’ medical care, living will, and signs of death by age and the place of death: A cross-sectional study using a questionnaire survey targeting physicians with expertise in end-of-life care
Provision of pain control, palliative care, and living wills differed by age group and place of death. Our findings suggest priorities for end-of-life care across settings and for representative studies.
Institutions
- Bunkyo University (JP)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Nippon Medical School (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343868
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00