Trends in appropriateness of end-of-life care in people with cancer, COPD or with dementia measured with population-level quality indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Measuring changes in the appropriateness of end-of-life care provided to patients with advanced illness such as cancer, COPD or dementia can help governments and practitioners improve service delivery and quality of life. However, an assessment of a possible shift in appropriateness of end-of-life care across the population is lacking.

Aim

Measuring quality indicators with routinely collected population-level data, this study aims to evaluate the appropriateness of end-of-life care for people with cancer, COPD or dementia in Belgium.

Design

A population-level decedent cohort study, using data from eight population-level databases, including death certificate and health claims data. We measured validated sets of quality indicators for appropriateness of en

SUBMITTER: De Schreye R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9891500 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature