Three new publications from the EOLinPLACE Project shed light on place of death and end-of-life care
The EOLinPLACE Project has just released three new publications, each contributing fresh evidence on where people live, receive care and die at the end of life — a topic of direct relevance to informal carers and to palliative and long-term care policy across Europe.
International differences in place of death classifications
Published in Palliative Medicine, this study surveyed researchers working with death certificate data across 67 countries to assess the strengths and limitations of national place of death classifications. It identifies significant inconsistencies in how deaths are recorded, particularly in nursing homes, hospices and other long-term care settings, and points to the need for greater international standardisation. The findings provide an evidence base for developing an international place of death classification aligned with UN and WHO recommendations, supporting more meaningful cross-country comparisons and better-informed palliative care and health services planning. Read the study: https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163261468152
How preferences and reality on where we die unfold
Published in Health Expectations, this four-country longitudinal qualitative study followed adult patients and their family members over time to explore how preferences and lived realities around place of care and place of death evolve throughout the end-of-life trajectory. The study offers valuable insight into the gap that can exist between where people hope to receive care and die and where they actually do, a gap that often falls to informal carers to navigate. Read the study: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70732
Serious health-related suffering in children and paediatric palliative care
Published as a Correspondence in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, this piece highlights the importance of place when addressing serious health-related suffering in children, not only in terms of where children die but also the different places where they live and receive care throughout the course of their illness. Read the piece: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(26)00120-3
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