How do our older adults die? The perception of family members about suffering in the last year of life

• Main Authors: Daniela de Assumpção (Author), Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco (Author), Gabriela Asenjo Seoanes (Author), Roberto Chierighini (Author), Larissa de Pontes Silva (Author), Anita Liberalesso Neri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To characterize the signs and symptoms of suffering, the circumstances of death, and health service use in the 12 months prior to death in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults according to relatives' perception, as well as to verify the relationships between baseline frailty...