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With comfort and dignity and support: An evaluation of the Hospice at Home service delivered by Milford Care Centre [PDF]
, 2011 Copyright @ 2011 University of LimerickMilford Care Centre is the lead organisation that provides a comprehensive range of services for the elderly and palliative care patients in the Mid West Region. In tandem with the growing requirement for specialist
Armstrong, C, McKay, EA, Taylor, AE
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Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Pediatric neuropalliative medicine (PNPM) is a recently developed area of subspecialty neurology practice focused on supporting the complex emotional, psychological, and physical aspects of caring for a child with serious neurological disease.
Lauren Treat +2 more
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Hospice Palliative Home Care in Canada: A Progress Report [PDF]
, 2008 This report is a snapshot of hospice palliative home care services available to Canadians in 2008. The information refers only to hospice palliative care services provided in the home.
Jean Bacon
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Does the use of specialist palliative care services modify the effect of socioeconomic status on place of death? A systematic review [PDF]
, 2015 © SAGE Publications. Background: Cancer patients in lower socioeconomic groups are significantly less likely to die at home and experience more barriers to access to palliative care.
Allgar, Victoria +5 more
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ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 733-760, April 2025.Abstract Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reliably prevent death due to life‐threatening arrhythmias; this may become less relevant in people with more severe heart failure who are reaching the end of life (EOL). This review aimed to explore the ICD deactivation process and identify ethical issues, especially around the initiation of ...
Siobhan C. Murray +2 more
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Changing patterns in place of cancer death in England: a population-based study.
PLoS Medicine, 2013 BackgroundMost patients with cancer prefer to die at home or in a hospice, but hospitals remain the most common place of death (PoD).This study aims to explore the changing time trends of PoD and the associated factors, which are essential for end-of ...
Wei Gao +5 more
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End-of-life care and dementia [PDF]
, 2006 In the UK, research continues to confirm that people with certain chronic illnesses, such as chronic lung disease and cardiac failure, represent the ‘disadvantaged dying’ compared to those with terminal cancer.
Ballard, Clive +5 more
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The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
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Factors affecting hospice social work utilization among hospice patients: Focusing on place of care and economic status [PDF]
, 2017 Objective. Hospice social workers empower their patients and families as they journey through end of life. However, even when social work services are available, some hospice families choose not to use or fully utilize this service.
Kimura, Mayumi
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Evaluation Of Pilgrims Hospices Rapid Response Hospice At Home Service: Summary of findings March 2015 [PDF]
, 2015 When faced with a life-limiting illness, most people say they would prefer to spend the end of their lives and die at home. However, we know that about half the people with cancer or long-term illnesses still die in hospital.
Butler, Claire +4 more
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