Utilization of Palliative Care Services in Vancouver: 1990-1993

K. Cardiff, D. Hsu and D. Kuhl

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research from University of British Columbia - Centre for Health Services and Policy Research.

Abstract: The major objective of this study was to examine the utilization of publicly funded palliative care services in the Vancouver region by adult residents of Vancouver, in the one prior to their death. In particular the intent of this study was to: -determine the proportion of terminally ill patients who were accessing palliative care services priot to death, -document the trends in location of death (i.e. home vs institution) for terminally ill patients, -determine if a relationship between acess to palliative care services and location of death exists. To address these questions administrative date were analyzed retrospectively.

Keywords: HEALTH; MORTALITY (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 1998
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