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SUBMITTER: Ditscheid B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686196 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ditscheid Bianka B Krause Markus M Lehmann Thomas T Stichling Kathleen K Jansky Maximiliane M Nauck Friedemann F Wedding Ulrich U Schneider Werner W Marschall Ursula U Meißner Winfried W Freytag Antje A
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 20201113 12
<h4>Background</h4>Palliative care supply increased in Germany in recent years. But how many people use which forms of palliative care and how does this differ between regions?<h4>Method</h4>Retrospective cohort study with claims data from insured persons who died in 2016: Based on services billed at least once in the last six months of life, we determined the use of primary palliative care (PPC), specialized palliative homecare (SPHC), as well as inpatient palliative and hospice care, using reg ...[more]