Public health and palliative care in 2015.
Palliative care is a public health concern, because the problems faced by patients and their families represent a substantial burden of illness and cost to the society that is likely to increase markedly in the future as the world's population continues to age. There are also inequities in access to palliative care and continued unmet need. There is evidence to support palliative care services, but not yet enough information on the cost-effectiveness of many specific treatments/interventions.
King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9PJ, UK.
Mendwas D
MD
Dzingina
King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9PJ, UK. Electronic address: irene.higginson@kcl.ac.uk.
Irene J
IJ
Higginson
D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Cost-effectiveness; End-of-life; Palliative care; Public health; Quality adjusted life year