Journal article
The development of specialized palliative care in the community: A qualitative study of the evolution of 15 teams
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Interprofessional specialized palliative care teams at home improve patient outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and support many patients to die at home. However, practical details about how to develop home-based teams in different regions and health systems are scarce.
AIM: To examine how a variety of home-based specialized palliative care teams created and grew their team over time and to identify critical steps in their evolution.
Authors
Seow H; Bainbridge D
Journal
Palliative Medicine, Vol. 32, No. 7, pp. 1255–1266
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
7 2018
DOI
10.1177/0269216318773912
ISSN
0269-2163