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End-of-life care for immigrants in Germany. An epidemiological appraisal of Berlin

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  • Antje Henke
  • Peter Thuss-Patience
  • Asita Behzadi
  • Oliver Henke

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Background: Since the late 1950’s, a steadily increasing immigrant population in Germany is resulting in a subpopulation of aging immigrants. The German health care system needs to adjust its services—linguistically, culturally, and medically–for this subpopulation of patients. Immigrants make up over 20% of the population in Germany, yet the majority receive inadequate medical care. As many of the labor immigrants of the 1960s and 1970s are in need of hospice and palliative care (HPC), little is known about this specialized care for immigrants. This epidemiological study presents utilization of HPC facilities in Berlin with a focus on different immigrant groups. Methods: A validated questionnaire was used to collect data from patients at 34 HPC institutions in Berlin over 20 months. All newly admitted patients were recruited. Anonymized data were coded and analyzed by using SPSS and compared with the population statistics of Berlin. Results: 4118 questionnaires were completed and included in the analysis. At 11.4% the proportion of immigrants accessing HPC was significantly (p

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  • Antje Henke & Peter Thuss-Patience & Asita Behzadi & Oliver Henke, 2017. "End-of-life care for immigrants in Germany. An epidemiological appraisal of Berlin," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(8), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0182033
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182033
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