What is Economic benefits of palliative care provision - Meaning and definition

Published by Roberto Wenk. Reviewed by Alison Ramsey. Last updated date: November 14, 2018.

The cost of dying in Canada ranges from as low as $10,000 for a sudden death, to between $30,000 and $40,000 for someone with a terminal disease, such as cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The cost of dying varies not only by cause but by where people die: on average it costs $36,000 to die in a chronic care facility, compared to $16,000 to die at home.

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Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, Cost-Effectiveness of Palliative Care: A Review of the Literature, The Way Forward Onitiative: An Integrated Palliative Approach to Care, 2012.

Published by Roberto Wenk. Reviewed by Alison Ramsey. Last updated date: November 14, 2018.

Estimation of global costs of the PC services in Catalonia in 2009 was €52,568,000 (€2275/patient), and the estimation of the overall health care savings due to palliative care was €69,300,000 (€3000/patient), with a net global saving of €16,732,000.

See reference for more information.

Xavier Gómez-Batiste X et al. The Catalonia World Health Organization Demonstration Project for Palliative Care Implementation: Quantitative and Qualitative Results at 20 Years. J Pain Symptom Manage 2012;43:783-794.

To cite

Economic benefits of palliative care provision. IAHPC Pallipedia. https://pallipedia.org/economic-benefits-of-palliative-care-provision. Accessed