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Place of death of children with complex chronic conditions : cross-national study of 11 countries

(2017) EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 176(3). p.327-335
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Cross-national understanding of place of death is crucial for health service systems for their provision of efficient and equal access to paediatric palliative care. The objectives of this population-level study were to examine where children with complex chronic conditions (CCC) die and to investigate associations between places of death and sex, cause of death and country. The study used death certificate data of all deceased 1- to 17-year-old children (n = 40,624) who died in 2008, in 11 European and non-European countries. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to determine associations between place of death and other factors. Between 24.4 and 75.3% of all children 1-17 years in the countries died of CCC. Of these, between 6.7 and 42.4% died at home. In Belgium and the USA, all deaths caused by CCC other than malignancies were less likely to occur at home, whereas in Mexico and South Korea, deaths caused by neuromuscular diseases were more likely to occur at home than malignancies. In Mexico (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.83-1.00) and Sweden (OR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.15-0.83), girls had a significantly lower chance of dying at home than boys. Conclusion: This study shows large cross-national variations in place of death. These variations may relate to health system-related infrastructures and policies, and differences in cultural values related to place of death, although this needs further investigation. The patterns found in this study can inform the development of paediatric palliative care programs internationally.
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Children, Complex chronic conditions, Cross-national, Paediatric palliative care, Place of death, Population-level, PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE, OF-LIFE CARE, EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, WASHINGTON-STATE, HOME, PROGRAM, CANCER, LOCATION, QUALITY, PARENTS

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Håkanson, Cecilia, et al. “Place of Death of Children with Complex Chronic Conditions : Cross-National Study of 11 Countries.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol. 176, no. 3, 2017, pp. 327–35, doi:10.1007/s00431-016-2837-0.
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Håkanson, C., Öhlén, J., Kreicbergs, U., Cardenas-Turanzas, M., Wilson, D. M., Loucka, M., … Cohen, J. (2017). Place of death of children with complex chronic conditions : cross-national study of 11 countries. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 176(3), 327–335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2837-0
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Håkanson, Cecilia, Joakim Öhlén, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Marylou Cardenas-Turanzas, Donna M Wilson, Martin Loucka, Sandra Frache, et al. 2017. “Place of Death of Children with Complex Chronic Conditions : Cross-National Study of 11 Countries.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 176 (3): 327–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2837-0.
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Håkanson, Cecilia, Joakim Öhlén, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Marylou Cardenas-Turanzas, Donna M Wilson, Martin Loucka, Sandra Frache, Lucia Giovannetti, Wayne Naylor, YongJoo Rhee, Miguel Ruiz Ramos, Joan Teno, Kim Beernaert, Luc Deliens, Dirk Houttekier, and Joachim Cohen. 2017. “Place of Death of Children with Complex Chronic Conditions : Cross-National Study of 11 Countries.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 176 (3): 327–335. doi:10.1007/s00431-016-2837-0.
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Håkanson C, Öhlén J, Kreicbergs U, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Wilson DM, Loucka M, et al. Place of death of children with complex chronic conditions : cross-national study of 11 countries. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2017;176(3):327–35.
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C. Håkanson et al., “Place of death of children with complex chronic conditions : cross-national study of 11 countries,” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol. 176, no. 3, pp. 327–335, 2017.
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Conclusion: This study shows large cross-national variations in place of death. These variations may relate to health system-related infrastructures and policies, and differences in cultural values related to place of death, although this needs further investigation. The patterns found in this study can inform the development of paediatric palliative care programs internationally.}},
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  title        = {{Place of death of children with complex chronic conditions : cross-national study of 11 countries}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2837-0}},
  volume       = {{176}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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