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Barriers to access and communication quality in palliative care — a narrative review of patient and caregiver experiences

Palliative Medicine in Practice
BACKGROUND: Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach designed to enhance the quality of life for individuals with serious and life-limiting illnesses; however, access to palliative care is inconsistent because of systemic, communicative, cultural ...
Heetaf Ahmed F. Saeed, Ibraheem Mahmoud Yaslam Baali, Ethar Hatim Alhashmi Alamer, Nuha Hassan Alsubhi, Abdulaziz Abdullah J. Bawazeer   +4 more
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Analysis of Home Care Supports Funded by the HSE 2008–2016 [PDF]

, 2016
This paper seeks to summarise the situation of publicly funded home care over the period 2008- 2016. Of particular interest is the overall change to the level of resources being directed to home care in the 2016 HSE Service Plan, in particular the actual
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Defining Carers [PDF]

, 2015
The purpose of this paper is less to answer questions than to ask them, and less to define ‘carers’ than to understand who they are. In particular, its purpose is to ask why the label ‘family carer’ may be rejected by some of them, or by particular ...
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Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care - an international series: United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2010
INTRODUCTION: The UK National Health Service (NHS) is essentially publicly funded through general taxation. Challenges facing the NHS include the rise in prevalence of long-term conditions and financial pressures.
Allison Worth, Mark Levy, Worth, Allison, Levy, Mark L., Fletcher, Monica, Pinnock, Hilary, Aziz Sheikh, Monica Fletcher, Hilary Pinnock, Pinnock, Hilary; id_orcid, Hoskins, Gaylor, Levy, Mark, Gaylor Hoskins, Sheikh, Aziz, Levy, Mark L   +14 more
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Development of a family focused model of telepalliative care

Baggrund Globale demografiske forskydninger mod en aldrende befolkning har skabt et stigende pres på sundhedsvæsenets ressourcer. Denne udvikling forventes at fortsætte i de kommende årtier og medfører nye, komplekse krav til den palliative indsats ...
Bauer, Eithne; id_orcid
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Citizens’ perceptions of the ethics of telepalliative care in the intensive care unit: a focus group study

Background Palliative care can be provided alongside curative or life-sustaining treatments and is not limited to the terminal phase, highlighting the need for integration across healthcare settings, including intensive care units ...
Chris Gastmans, Alice Cavolo, Michael Casaer, Leen Krieckemans   +3 more
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Reablement training and practice : challenging ageism, ableism, and dependency in the care of older Australians

, 2023
How can formal care arrangements and procedures using reablement practices of ‘working with’ older people, challenge the stigma of ‘dependency’ in the care of older adults?
Maxwell, Hazel (R20947), Linden, Tanya
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Online Supports for Family Carers: Options & Experiences [PDF]

, 2016
One of the key developments of the late 20th and early 21st centuries is the development of the internet as an everyday tool used by the majority of citizens.
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Disability and family carer policy - challenges and responses [PDF]

, 2017
A working definition of ‘disability’ is crucial to any research, policy development or service provision in the field. There are many definitions of disability (Iezzoni & Freedman, 2008), some directly contradicting others. These differences originate
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Listen up! Adult care leavers speak out : the views of 310 care leavers aged 17-78 [PDF]

, 2010
Listen Up! Adult Care Leavers Speak Out is a ground-breaking report. Based on a survey of 310 care leavers aged from 17 to 78 that took place in the autumn of 2009, it brings together for the first time a range of data that begins to reveal the ...
Duncalf, Zachari
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