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The 2015 quality of death index: ranking palliative care across the world
— a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit; commissioned by LIEN Foundation | | Author(s) | Sarah Murray |
| Corporate Author | Economist Intelligence Unit - EIU |
| Publisher | Economist Intelligence Unit, London, 2015 |
| Pages | pp |
| Source | Download: http://www.economistinsights.com/sites/default/fil... |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Pain ; Death ; Quality ; Indicators ; International. |
| Annotation | The Lien Foundation, a philanthropic organisation in Singapore commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to devise a "Quality of Death" Index to rank 80 countries according to their provision of end-of-life care. The countries are evaluated using 20 quantitative and qualitative indicators across five categories: the palliative and healthcare environment, human resources, the affordability of care, the quality of care, and the level of community engagement. This report presents one or two case studies for each of these categories. To build the Index, the EIU used official data and existing research for each country, and also interviewed palliative care experts from around the world. As in the 2010 edition, this report finds that the UK has the best quality of death, because of the comprehensive integration of palliative care into the National Health Service (NHS) and a strong hospice movement; it also earns the best quality of care. Among other findings are that: less wealthy countries can still improve standards of palliative care rapidly, and that national policies are vital for extending access to palliative care. Quality of care depends on access to opioid analgesics and psychological support; and community efforts are important for raising awareness and encouraging conversations about death. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-151009005 E |
| Classmark | LV: CT7: CW: 59: 3RI: 72 |
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