Population-based palliative care planning in Ireland: how many people will live and die with serious illness to 2046?

Peter May; Bridget Johnston; Charles Normand; Irene J Higginson; Rose Anne Kenny; Karen Ryan

doi:https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.12975.1

doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.12975.1

Population-based palliative care planning in Ireland: how many people will live and die with serious illness to 2046?

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HRB open research

Volume: 2, Pages: 35 - 35

Published: Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

Background: All countries face growing demand for palliative care services. Projections of need are essential to plan care in an era of demographic change. We aim to estimate palliative care needs in Ireland from 2016 to 2046. Methods: Static modelling of secondary data. First, we estimate the numbers of people in Ireland who will die from a disease associated with palliative care...