Off topic: Quality of Death
Quality of Death Around the World The Atlantic
Brief summary of report by The Economist Intelligence Unit
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| Category | Justification |
| Palliative and healthcare environment | This category includes indicators assessing the general palliative and healthcare environment, as well the existence of a well-articulated, effective and widely implemented government strategy. |
| Human resources | Trained specialists, medical professionals and support staff are key in ensuring available services are delivered in a professional and high-quality fashion. |
| Affordability of care | Where care is available, it needs to be affordable. In this category we assess public funding as well as out-of-pocket expenses for accessing palliative care. |
| Quality of care | Quality of care is the most important category in the Index. It assesses various dimensions of quality, including the availability of strong opioid analgesics (morphine and equivalents), monitoring standards in organisations and the availability of services such as psychosocial support for patients and their families. |
| Community engagement | The role of the community is important in palliative care, especially as volunteer workers are vital in the provision of care. In this category, we assess the availability and training for volunteer workers, and public awareness of palliative care. |
See also VitaminDWiki
- Mortality category listing has items along with related searches
- has the following chart
Chance of dying of various conditions reduced by higher levels of vitamin D – May 2015
Even if a J curve exists, it is 50X better to give vitamin D than not give it – May 2013
Perhaps square the curve with vitamin D
- Potential of being healthier till death - with much less cost and suffering
Quality of Life category listing has items
Global Burden of Disease - Dec 2012 with link to 2014 update