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Hospice use and one-year survivorship of residents in long-term care facilities in Canada: a cohort study

open access: yesBMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background Hospice care is designed for persons in the final phase of a terminal illness. However, hospice care is not used appropriately. Some persons who do not meet the hospice eligibility receive hospice care, while many persons who may have ...
Beibei Xiong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Irish Hospice Foundation Perspectives Series: Number 1

open access: yes, 2013
First report of the Irish Hospice Foundation's perspectives series examines palliative care from an all encompassing perspective which includes primary, secondary and tertiary care; patients of all ages and diagnoses; and all care settings.
Irish Hospice Foundation
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Planning a funeral in exceptional times [V2.0]

open access: yes, 2020
If you’re caring for someone who is very sick and are worried they may die, or someone you love has just died, you may have some concerns about what might happen at a funeral during this COVID-19 response period.
Irish Hospice Foundation
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An Evaluation of the Rachel House at Home Service for the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland: Summary Public Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
First paragraph: The Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) was established in 1992 and is known across the country as a charity committed to specialist caring, support and respite for children and young people with palliative care needs and ...
Knighting, Katherine   +3 more
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Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children – public hearing on end-of-life care

open access: yes, 2013
Irish Hospice Foundation submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children hearing on End-of-Life ...
Irish Hospice Foundation, Foley, Sharon
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Characteristics, Outcomes and Factors for Place of Death in Patients Admitted to Community-Based Palliative Care Services in Shanghai China: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesPalliative Medicine Reports
Background: Community-based palliative care (CBPC) is only available in large cities in mainland China and little is known about who utilizes it. Objectives: This study examined the characteristics, outcomes, and factors associated with place of death ...
Yanxia Lin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the experiences and perspectives of families using a children’s hospice and professionals providing hospice care to identify future research priorities for children’s hospice care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objective: To generate a list of priority topics for children’s hospice care research in Scotland from the perspective of its key stakeholders. Method: Qualitative semi-structured interviews with families using hospice services (n=5), four focus groups ...
Forbat, L.   +13 more
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Hospice care self-efficacy among clinical medical staff working in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation wards of designated hospitals: a cross–sectional study

open access: yesBMC Palliative Care, 2020
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 462,417 deaths worldwide. A large number of patients with severe COVID-19 face death in hospital.
Ze-hong Zheng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethical framework for end of life care

open access: yes, 2010
The Ethical Framework for End-of-life Care is part of a national programme, the Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme (HfH) of the Irish Hospice Foundation, which is intended to improve the culture of care and organization regarding dying, death and ...
Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme
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An Assessment to Identify the Future Research Priorities for the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland: Final Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
First paragraph: The Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) was established in 1992 and is recognised as a charity committed to specialist caring, support and respite for children and young people with palliative care needs and their families ...
Knighting, Katherine   +3 more
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