Perceptions and Knowledge Regarding Medical Situations at the End of Life among Older Adults in Switzerland.

The place of death Although most Swiss residents prefer to die at home, 42 44% do in fact die in a nursing home, 37% in a hospital, and only 19% at home or elsewhere, 43 with an increasing trend toward dying in institutions. 44 In our study, most respondents systematically overestimated the likelihood of dying in a nursing home, a hospital, or at home.

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