Place of death in the Snowy Monaro region of New South Wales: A study of residents who died of a condition amenable to palliative care

ConclusionMost rural residents with conditions amenable to palliative care died in the region. Most did not die in their UPoR. Further qualitative work is needed to determine palliative care patients’ and family caregivers’ preferences for, and the importance placed on, place of death. While there may be a need to support an increase in home deaths, local rural hospitals and residential aged‐care facilities must not be overlooked as a substitute for inpatient hospices.
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research