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I have read, with great respect, the research titled “Characteristics of good home-based end-of-life care: analysis of 5-year data from a nationwide mortality follow-back survey in England.”1 This research clarified that for good end-of-life care, continuity of care and practical support for symptoms in the patient’s home could be vital for the quality of care and satisfaction of patients and caregivers. Deprived and isolated patients can impinge on end-of-life care quality, which should be recognized and approached comprehensively.
Deprived and isolated patients are increasing in rural contexts because of aging societies. The COVID-19 pandemic could drive the trend due to reduced interactions among older patients in rural communities.2 Mutual interactions in rural communities are vital for older people’s health conditions. The mutual help of community people supports medical professionals’ home care. The continuity of mutual help can mitigate the difficulty of end-of-life care in rural communities.
For the effective rural home care of deprived and isolated patients, the continuity of mutual help based on social and cultural relationships should be respected and regained after the pandemic. Rural people realize the essence of the continuity of mutual interaction in rural communities and its effectiveness in rural community sustainability, including end-of-life care.3 Based on this significant re...
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