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Raphael, Deborah

The impact of uncertainty on bereaved family's experiences of care at the end of life: a thematic analysis of free text survey data

Background: Inequities in the provision of palliative care for people with cardiac disease have been well documented in the literature. Despite experiencing significant palliative care needs, those with cardiac disease are less likely to be referred to specialist palliative care services and more likely to die in a hospital when compared to those with cancer. The unpredictable trajectory of heart failure has been identified as a key barrier to providing palliative care with many people experiencing a long period of stability with appropriate medical treatment.

Sun, 06/05/2022 - 18:18

Factors associated with overall satisfaction with care at the end‐of‐life: Caregiver voices in New Zealand

In New Zealand, as in other industrialised societies, an ageing population has led to an increased need for palliative care services. A cross‐sectional postal survey of bereaved carers was conducted in order to describe both bereaved carer experience of existing services in the last 3 months of life, and to identify factors associated with overall satisfaction with care.

Mon, 11/30/2020 - 16:39