Bereaved informal caregivers’ experiences with a Canadian home hospice program: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Palliative CareBackground Most individuals wish to die at home, yet in Canada this is not always possible. Informal caregivers play a vital role to support individuals who wish to receive home-based end-of-life care and die at their own homes.
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Associated factors of home hospice care utilization by the terminally ill older adults: a mixed-methods study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectiveGiven the discrepancy between the low utilization rate of hospice care services and the high willingness to choose hospice care, this study aims to identify the factors influencing the utilization among older adults.
Jie Peng +17 more
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A holistic approach to supporting death in the home: Implementation of a home hospice program in a northern community-A study protocol. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIntroductionTo enhance support for individuals at end of life to die at home, a new community-driven home-based hospice program was developed-Home Hospice. This wholistic hospice care program, co-designed by hospice care staff, community end-of-life care
Shannon Freeman +8 more
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Caregiver-Reported Quality Measures and Their Correlates in Home Hospice Care [PDF]
Palliative Medicine Reports, 2020 Background: A majority of hospice care is delivered at home, with significant caregiver involvement. Identifying factors associated with caregiver-reported quality measures could help improve hospice care in the United States.
Veerawat Phongtankuel +10 more
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Influencing factors of home hospice care needs of family caregivers of the older adult with chronic diseases at the end of life in China: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionWith increased life expectancy in the Chinese population coupled with chronic disease the care needs of people at the end of life are attracting much attention.
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Construction of a Home Hospice Care Program for Older Adults at the End of Life with Chronic Diseases in China: A Delphi Method [PDF]
Clinical Interventions in AgingLei Wang,1,2 Yaru Li,1 Rui Zhao,1 Hongyu Li,1 Yuan Chi2 1Department of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Science and Technology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning ...
Wang L, Li Y, Zhao R, Li H, Chi Y
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Stakeholder-engaged process for refining the design of a clinical trial in home hospice [PDF]
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2021 Background Clinical trials in home hospice settings are important to build the evidence base for practice, but balancing the burden and benefit of clinical trial conduct for clinicians, patients, and family caregivers is challenging.
Jennifer Tjia +6 more
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Influencing factors of home hospice care needs of the older adults with chronic diseases at the end of life in China: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionChronic diseases are becoming a serious threat to the physical and mental health of older people in China as their aging process picks up speed.
Lei Wang +6 more
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The Model of Community Home-based Hospice Care Delivery in the United Kingdom and the United States and Its Enlightenment to China [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 Community home-based hospice care service plays an important role in hospice care service. Focusing on community home-based hospice care is the future direction of hospice care service development.
Yue ZHAO, Lanqiu LIU
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Development of the Home-based Hospice Care System in Japan: Experience and Significance to China [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 In the 21st century, Japan has carried out hospice care services, and developed a sound home-based hospice care system to address the social issues of "fewer children, more older people".
Lanqiu LIU, Yue ZHAO
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