Barriers to dying at home
The impact of poor co-ordination of community service provision for patients with cancer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12289564 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Oâ Brien (corresponding author), Mary OâBrien (Edge Hill University, corresponding author), Barbara Jack (0000-0001-6318-516X, Edge Hill University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 337-45 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2009.00897.x |
| PMID | 20039968 |
| OpenAlex | W2052156862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 32 |
For patients dying of cancer, there is an emphasis on giving choice regarding preferred location for care, with the option of dying at home, which is integral to UK government health initiatives such as the End of Life Care Programme. However, patients continue to be admitted to hospital in the terminal phase of their illness when they have expressed a desire to die at home. A qualitative study, using two audio tape-recorded focus group interviews, with a purposive sample of district nurses and community specialist palliative care nurses (19) was undertaken across two primary care trusts in the north west of England. Data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. From a service provision perspective, the results reveal that poor discharge planning and co-ordination, difficulty in establishing additional equipment and services together with inadequate out of hours medical provision were all factors contributing to hospital admissions for patients with cancer in the last hours and days of life, and thus were barriers to dying at home
Business · End-of-life care · Family medicine · Focus group · Government (linguistics · Ordination · Palliative care · Qualitative research · Sample (material · Service (business · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Focus Group Interviews in Education and Psychology
Factors influencing death at home in terminally ill patients with cancer
Between hope and acceptance
Qualitative evaluation and research methods
Focus Groups as Qualitative Research
Focus Groups in Social Research
A sense of security for cancer patients at home
Qualitative Data Analysis
Place of death and access to home care services
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |