Palliative and terminal care at home as portrayed in Dutch newspapers in 2009 compared to 2000.

Background: Terminal care at home is receiving increased attention from the Dutch media, which is relevant for primary care providers.

Objectives: To explore the portrayal of terminal care at home in newspapers in the Netherlands in 2000 and in 2009.

Method: We performed a systematic analysis of documents retrieved from the LexisNexis Academic NL database.