Journal article
Shared care: the barriers encountered by community‐based palliative care teams in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
To meet the complex needs of patients requiring palliative care and to deliver holistic end-of-life care to patients and their families, an interprofessional team approach is recommended. Expert palliative care teams work to improve the quality of life of patients and families through pain and symptom management, and psychosocial spiritual and bereavement support. By establishing shared care models in the community setting, teams support …
Authors
DeMiglio L; Williams A
Journal
Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 420–429
Publisher
Hindawi
Publication Date
July 2012
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2524.2012.01060.x
ISSN
0966-0410