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Evidence on the Cost and Cost-effectiveness of Palliative Care: A Literature Review [PDF]

, 2013
In the context of limited resources, evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of alternative methods of delivering health-care services is increasingly important to facilitate appropriate resource allocation.
Aoife Brick, Charles Normand, Samantha Smith, Sinéad O'Hara   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of the Hospice Systems in the United States, Japan and Taiwan

Asian Nursing Research, 2010
The aim of hospice care is to provide the best possible quality of life both for people approaching the end of life and for their families and carers. The Korean government has been implementing a pilot project for hospital hospice services and trying to
Chung Yul Lee, RN, PhD, Hiroko Komatsu, RN, PhD, Weihua Zhang, RN, PhD, Yann-Fen Chao, RN, PhD, Ki Kyong Kim, RN, PhD, Gwang Suk Kim, RN, PhD, Yoon Hee Cho, RN, PhD, Ji Sook Ko, RN, MSN   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Nationwide Survey of Bereaved Family Members' Perception of the Place Patients Spent Their Final Days: Is the Inpatient Hospice Like or Unlike a Home? Why?

Palliative Medicine Reports, 2020
Background: During end-of-life care, the place in which the patients spend time influences their quality of life. Objective: To clarify what it means to spend last days at home and in inpatient hospice.
Hiroyuki Otani, Tatsuya Morita, Naoko Igarashi, Yasuo Shima, Mitsunori Miyashita   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Care and Educational Activities of the Podkarpackie Hospice for Children Foundation in 2006-2021. Selected Examples

Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny, 2023
Introduction: The first hospice was established in 1967 by Cicely Saunders. Another important event was the establishment of a day centre for terminally ill patients in Sheffield at St Luke’s Hospice.
Ewa Barnaś-Baran
doaj   +1 more source

Virtual Reality Videos for Symptom Management in Hospice and Palliative Care

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health
Objective: To learn more about the effect of virtual reality videos on patients’ symptoms near the end of life, including which are most effective, how long the effect lasts, and which patients benefit the most.
James R. Deming, MD, Kassie J. Dunbar, APSW, Joshua F. Lueck, MSN, Yoonsin Oh, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home hospice for older people with advanced dementia: a pilot project

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019
Background Dementia is a terminal illness making the palliative and hospice approach to care appropriate for older people with advanced dementia. Objective To examine clinical and health services outcomes of a quality improvement pilot project to provide
Shelley A. Sternberg, Ron Sabar, Glynis Katz, Ronit Segal, Liat Fux-Zach, Valeria Grofman, Gery Roth, Netta Cohen, Zorian Radomyslaski, Netta Bentur   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correction to: home hospice for older people with advanced dementia: a pilot project

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019
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Shelley A. Sternberg, Ron Sabar, Glynis Katz, Ronit Segal, Liat Fux-Zach, Valeria Grofman, Gery Roth, Netta Cohen, Zorian Radomyslaski, Netta Bentur   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Palliative home-based technology from a practitioner's perspective: benefits and disadvantages [PDF]

, 2014
This critical review paper explores the concept of palliative home-based technology from a practitioner's perspective. The aim of the critical review was to scope information available from published and unpublished research on the current state of ...
Johnston, Bridget
core   +2 more sources

Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 301-328, March 2025.
Abstract Body donation is critical to anatomy study in Australia and New Zealand. Annually, more than 10,000 students, anatomists, researchers, and clinicians access tissue donated by local consented donors through university‐based body donation programs. However, little research has been published about their operations.
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

Regional variations in geographic access to inpatient hospices and Place of death: A Population-based study in England, UK.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:There is much variation in hospice use with respect to geographic factors such as area-based deprivation, location of patient's residence and proximity to services location. However, little is known about how the association between geographic
Emeka Chukwusa, Peihan Yu, Julia Verne, Ros Taylor, Irene J Higginson, Gao Wei   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source