Vera P Sarmento

ORCID: 0000-0002-4572-2969
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Research Areas
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Palliative and Oncologic Care
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Cicely Saunders International
2013-2017

King's College London
2013-2017

Hospital do Espírito Santo
2015-2017

Background: Achieving home care and death is increasingly used as an outcome measure of palliative services. Aim: To appraise the state science on dying at home. Methods: Appraisal narrative review developed from a plenary presentation European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) 2012 meeting examining research variations trends in place death, factors associated with preferred place, presenting evidence outcomes those suggesting future questions. Results: Meeting patients’ preferences...

10.1177/0269216313487940 article EN cc-by-nc Palliative Medicine 2013-05-22

Background: Monitoring where people die is key to ensure that palliative care provided in a responsive and integrated way. Aim: To examine trends of place death project hospital deaths until 2030 an ageing country without care. Design: Population-based observational study mortality with past analysis by gender, age cause death. Hospital were projected 2030, applying three scenarios modelled on 5-year (2006–2010). Setting/participants: All adult (⩾18 years old) occurred Portuguese territory...

10.1177/0269216315594974 article EN cc-by-nc Palliative Medicine 2015-07-10

Background: Most people would prefer to die at home as opposed hospital; therefore, understanding mortality patterns by place of death is essential for health resources allocation. Aim: We examined trends and risk factors hospital in conditions needing palliative care a country without integrated care. Design: This certificate study. associated with using logistic regression. Setting/participants: All adults (1,045,381) who died between 2003 2012 Portugal were included. identified from main...

10.1177/0269216317743961 article EN cc-by-nc Palliative Medicine 2017-12-13

Introdução: No contexto de um envelhecimento acentuado da população e aumento mortalidade por doenças crónicas, este estudo epidemiológico nacional compara os locais onde as pessoas morrem com preferências população.Material Métodos: Dados óbitos em 2010 género, grupo etário, região residência (NUTS II) local morte (hospital/clínica, domicílio outro), 16 anos ou mais, foram cedidos pelo Instituto Nacional Estatística. para obtiveram-se através do inquérito telefónico PRISMA. Compara-se a...

10.20344/amp.429 article PT cc-by-nc-nd Acta Médica Portuguesa 2013-08-30
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