Gomes Lab

University of Coimbra

Continente (PT1) · Portugal

ERC-funded
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ERC Starting Grant · 2020

Choice of where we die: a classification reform to discern diversity in individual end of life pathways

All humans die, >60% from a chronic disease. Whenever possible, this should happen where that individual feels it is the right place to be, so they feel empowered and safe. We know that most would prefer dying at home but many die in hospital. To help achieve preferences we must dig deeper. Until now, science has failed to capture the dynamics and diversity of preferences and places where people are cared for at the end of life. Current classifications of dying places are incomplete and inconsistent. I am driven by the vision of reforming the way dying places are classified and understood, refining and shifting the focus from the end-point (place of death) to the pathway that precedes it. I…

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