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Scientists develop online end-of-life calculator to predict how long senior citizens have left to live by asking questions about underlying conditions and whether or not they can perform daily activities
DAILYMAIL.COM ^ | MARY KEKATOS

Posted on 07/09/2021 12:04:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A team from the University of Ottawa, in Ontario, Canada, says its Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in the Community Tool (RESPECT) can accurately project death within six months.

Researchers based the tool on data from more than 491,000 elderly people who received home care between 2007 and 2013.

The team says its tool is undergoing a pilot study in community settings in Ontario and hopes that physicians and home care staff use the calculator to help them understand the care their patients may need.

Researchers say the tool focuses on older adults who use or need home care and are likely to die within the next five years.

To use the calculator, users answer 17 questions about their or their family member's health and ability to care for themselves.

Researchers found declines in the ability to carry out day-to-day activities - such as preparing meals or going to the bathroom - were bigger predictors of mortality than pre-existing conditions.

'Knowing how long a person has to live is essential in making informed decisions about what treatments they should get and where they should get them,'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: canada; deathpanels; elderly; endoflifecalculator; palinwasright; seniors
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To: BenLurkin

Questions 1-20 Are you a Democrat or Republican


21 posted on 07/09/2021 12:27:38 PM PDT by bray (Hating Whites is racist)
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To: bray
#21 Are you friends with Hillary Clinton?

#22 Do you have anything on her?

22 posted on 07/09/2021 12:35:50 PM PDT by SkyDancer (I Identify As Vaccinated)
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To: BenLurkin

23 posted on 07/09/2021 12:38:12 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: BenLurkin

Hopefully, these nitwits cleared their bogus study with God.


24 posted on 07/09/2021 12:39:34 PM PDT by Laslo Fripp (The Sybil of Free Republic)
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To: BenLurkin

Ok, I took the test and answered all the questions honestly except for my age, which I lied and stated as 7 years younger than I am. Based on the results, I should have died 4 years ago.


25 posted on 07/09/2021 12:50:18 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (Make America Great. Prosecute Dems who break the law!)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

It told me not to buy any green bananas.


26 posted on 07/09/2021 1:01:05 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: BBQToadRibs2

According to my “telomeres”, I’ll make it to 103. I’m 75 now. Do I want to bother with this?


27 posted on 07/09/2021 1:04:41 PM PDT by Bethaneidh
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To: Red Badger

Hahahahahahaha!


28 posted on 07/09/2021 1:05:33 PM PDT by Bethaneidh
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To: Real Cynic No More

4.7 yers to go. So, the NSA who is monitoring my stuff only needs hire short term employees.


29 posted on 07/09/2021 1:06:10 PM PDT by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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To: MHT

Love your comment ...


30 posted on 07/09/2021 1:24:42 PM PDT by LibertyWoman (Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: BenLurkin

31 posted on 07/09/2021 1:24:45 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (“At first you go bankrupt slowly, then all at once.” -- Hemingway)
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To: Bethaneidh

It just gives you the odds of the next 5 years. I’m 54 and have a 96% chance of my kids draining my bank account another 5 years.


32 posted on 07/09/2021 1:52:27 PM PDT by BBQToadRibs2
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To: duckman

They should post the checklist next to the bananas.


33 posted on 07/09/2021 2:00:07 PM PDT by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdz oncm,.dadfjl,dz )
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To: BenLurkin

If you don’t die when you’re supposed to, then they give you an extra special jab.


34 posted on 07/09/2021 2:13:24 PM PDT by bgill
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To: SkyDancer

Bambi’s Mom cartoon is in my head...


35 posted on 07/09/2021 2:17:58 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: SkyDancer

You win the thread!


36 posted on 07/09/2021 3:22:45 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Whoo!


37 posted on 07/09/2021 3:30:48 PM PDT by SkyDancer (I Identify As Vaccinated)
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To: BenLurkin

The answer to all questions should be: “I’m feeling much better now!”


38 posted on 07/09/2021 3:53:39 PM PDT by PTBAA
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To: BenLurkin
Knowing how long a person has to live is essential in making informed decisions about what treatments they should get and where they should get them,'

They cannot and will not know and this is only going to be used as a tool to push euthanasia. Gotta get rid of the useless eaters who are getting social security and medicare.

39 posted on 07/09/2021 3:55:08 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith……)
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To: BBQToadRibs2; BenLurkin

This is a pretty useless tool. I took the test and here’s the result:

All it tells me is my chances of living past 5 more years are good.


40 posted on 07/09/2021 5:18:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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