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Symptom prevalence in the last days of life in Germany: the role of place of death.
2011
Investigations have shown that symptom prevalence varies according to the place of death. We sought to assess the symptom prevalence of chronically ill people in Germany and how this prevalence differs depending on the place of death. We sent questionnaires to 5000 bereaved people in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany), whose relatives died between May 25 and August 24, 2008. In all, 3832 questionnaires were delivered and 1378 completed (response 36.0%). Most decedents had moderate-to-severe weakness (94.5%), fatigue (93.5%), need for help in daily activities (87.9%), and appetite loss (87.4%). Pain and dyspnea were most severe in hospitals; fatigue, confusion/disorientation, and problems with w…
Preference for place of death in Germany.
2011
Dying in the preferred place is considered a key requirement for a "good death." The aims of our study were to explore preferred places of death of deceased people and their bereaved relatives in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany). We further wanted to assess the congruence between preferred and actual place of death.The cross-sectional study was based on a random sample of 5000 inhabitants of Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) who died between May 25 and August 24, 2008. Relatives of these deceased persons were interviewed by a written survey.After removing duplicates, 4967 questionnaires were sent out, 3832 delivered, and 1378 completed, yielding a response rate of 36.0%. Regarding the deceased, …
Sterben in Rheinland-Pfalz: Gewünschter und tatsächlicher Sterbeort
2013
In Deutschland existieren bisher keine offiziellen Statistiken, die Angaben zu den Sterbeorten enthalten. Das Ziel der Studie bestand darin, den tatsachlichen und den gewunschten Sterbeort von Menschen, die im Jahr 2008 in Rheinland-Pfalz gestorben waren, deskriptiv zu bestimmen. Daruber hinaus sollten Einflussfaktoren fur einen Tod zu Hause vs. Tod in einer Institution identifiziert werden. Die Querschnittstudie basierte auf einer Zufallsstichprobe von 5 000 Einwohnern in Rheinland-Pfalz, die zwischen Mai und August 2008 verstarben. Die Hinterbliebenen dieser Verstorbenen erhielten einen Fragebogen, der sowohl soziodemografische wie gesundheitsspezifische Aspekte behandelte. Nach Entfernun…
Sesgos territoriales en la mortalidad hospitalaria estimada por la encuesta de morbilidad hospitalaria
2008
Fundamentos. La Encuesta de Morbilidad Hospitalaria (EMH) incorpora actualmente el 85% de los hospitales y el 90% de las altas, y es la única fuente de ámbito estatal que permite profundizar, con información sobre diagnóstico, edad o género, en el estudio del hospital como lugar de fallecimiento. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la posible presencia de sesgos territoriales en la mortalidad hospitalaria recogida en la EMH respecto al universo muestral que supone la Estadística de Establecimientos Sanitarios con Régimen de Internado (EESCRI). Métodos. Se contrastó, para cada provincia y en 2004, las estimaciones de altas, fallecidos y porcentaje de mortalidad de la EMH con los datos de…