Table 1 Questions on social and health systems factors at and around the time of death
Theme | Question | |
|---|---|---|
↓ Care Pathway Home-To-Hospital ↓ | Recognition of severity | In the final days before death, were there any doubts about whether medical care was needed? |
In the final days before death, was traditional medicine used? | ||
Mobilising assets to seek care | In the final days before death, did anyone use a telephone or cell phone to call for help? | |
Did (s)he use motorised transport to get to the hospital or health facility? | ||
Access to care | Over the course of illness, did the total costs of care and treatment prohibit other household payments? | |
In the final days before death, did s/he travel to a hospital or health facility? | ||
Does it take more than 2 h to get to the nearest hospital or health facility from the deceased's household? | ||
Quality of care | Were there any problems during admission to the hospital or health facility? | |
Were there any problems with the way (s)he was treated (medical treatment, procedures, interpersonal attitudes, respect, dignity) in the hospital or health facility? | ||
Were there any problems getting medications, or diagnostic tests in the hospital or health facility? |