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Equity of access to adult hospice inpatient care within north-west England. [PDF]

, 2004
There is a growing debate about the question of equity of access to hospice and palliative care services. Even countries with relatively well developed palliative care systems are considered to have problems of access and inequity of provision.
D Clark, D J Wood, A C Gatrell, Gatrell, Anthony C., Wood, D. J., Clark, D.   +5 more
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An Exploration of the Challenges for Oncology Nurses in Providing Hospice Care in Mainland China: A Qualitative Study

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2021
Objective: Although there has been an increasing emphasis on assisting nurses with providing quality hospice care to patients and family members, few studies have explored the challenges that oncology nurses face when delivering hospice care in the ...
Ruishuang Zheng, Qiaohong Guo, Zhiqian Chen, Lili Ma, Susan McClement   +4 more
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Development of an eHealth information resource for family carers supporting a person receiving palliative care on the island of Ireland

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background Many people receiving palliative care wish to die at home. Often, support from family or friends is key to ensuring that this wish is fulfilled. However, carers report feeling underprepared to undertake this role.
David Scott, Peter Hudson, Karen Charnley, Cathy Payne, Gareth Westcott   +4 more
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Hospice care utilisation among elderly patients who died with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States

JHEP Reports, 2021
Background & Aims: The benefits of hospice care in Medicare recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have not been fully evaluated, which we aimed to study. Methods: We used nationally representative samples of the Medicare beneficiaries in the
Victor de Avila, James M. Paik, Leyla de Avila, Linda Henry, Denise Mohess, Alva Roche-Green, Zobair M. Younossi   +6 more
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Accounting for hospices: Palliative care at risk [PDF]

, 2010
This paper is based on a presentation given at the British Accounting and Finance Association 46th Annual Conference in 30 March to 1 April 2010 at Cardiff City HallThis article is concerned with how the Government’s end of life care strategy seeks to ...
Haslam, C, Theodosopoulos, G
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Investigation of the awareness of and demand for hospice care and attitudes towards life-sustaining treatment at the end of life among community residents in Hangzhou

BMC Palliative Care, 2020
Background To understand the status of residents’ awareness of and demand for hospice care services in Hangzhou and to provide a reference for promoting the formulation of hospice care-related policies in China.
Yanhong Xie, Ying Xu, Shulan Yang, Jing Yan, Xiao Qing Jin, Caixia Liu   +5 more
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A comparative study on decision and documentation of refraining from resuscitation in two medical home care units in Sweden

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background A decision to refrain from cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the case of cardiac arrest is recommended in terminally ill patients to avoid unnecessary suffering at time of death.
Bogdan Sterpu, Pia Lindman, Linda Björkhem-Bergman   +2 more
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"My Preference would be to be at Home": Patients' Experiences of their Hospice at Home Care [PDF]

, 2014
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.A specialist 'Hospice at Home' (HaH) service commenced in 2006 in Mid West Ireland whereby participants received palliative care from a specialist team in their own home.
Armstrong, Claire, Armstrong, C, Taylor, Ann, McKay, EA, Taylor, A, McKay, Elizabeth   +5 more
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Irish Hospice Foundation Annual Report 2020

, 2021
Every death matters – and we only have one chance to get it right. Many of the experiences of dying, death and bereavement during 2020 fell very far short of the expressed wishes of the Irish people in relation to what they want for themselves or their ...
Irish Hospice Foundation
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Outcomes of Palliative Care Team Consultation for Ventilator Withdrawal from Terminally Ill Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

International Journal of Gerontology, 2016
Background: The Hospice Palliative Care Act in Taiwan was amended and allowed families to withdraw life-sustaining treatment for unconsciousness terminally ill patients. However, ventilator withdrawal in the intensive care unit (ICU) is still a challenge.
Wen-Hao Su, Ming-Yuan Huang, Enoch Y.L. Lai   +2 more
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