Providing Palliative Care in a Swedish Support Home for People Who Are Homeless
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4675655 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cecilia Håkanson (Ersta Sköndal University College, Stockholm, Sweden, corresponding author), Jonas Sandberg (0000-0003-0566-4685, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden), Mirjam Ekstedt (0000-0002-4108-391X, KTH Royal Institute of Technology), Elisabeth Kenne Sarenmalm (0000-0001-9559-0952, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden), Mats Christiansen (0000-0001-6185-9618, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden), Joakim Öhlén (0000-0003-2429-8705, Ersta Sköndal University College, Stockholm, Sweden) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1252-1262 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732315588500 |
| PMID | 25994318 |
| OpenAlex | W2142490175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 40 |
Despite high frequencies of multiple, life-limiting conditions relating to palliative care needs, people who are homeless are one of the most underserved and rarely encountered groups in palliative care settings. Instead, they often die in care places where palliative competence is not available. In this qualitative single-case study, we explored the conditions and practices of palliative care from the perspective of staff at a Swedish support home for homeless people. Interpretive description guided the research process, and data were generated from repeated reflective conversations with staff in groups, individually, and in pairs. The findings disclose a person-centered approach to palliative care, grounded in the understanding of the person's health/illness and health literacy, and how this is related to and determinant on life as a homeless individual. Four patterns shape this approach: building trustful and family-like relationships, re-dignifying the person, re-considering communication about illness and dying, and re-defining flexible and pragmatic care solutions
Grounded theory · Health care · Health literacy · Palliative care · Qualitative research · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
Centering Humanizing, Individualized Care Amid Systemic Barriers
Becoming Housed During Palliative Care Enrollment
End-of-life care for people experiencing homelessness
Exploring the factors that prevent or facilitate palliative care at ‘home’ for adults experiencing structural vulnerability
Nobody Wants to Talk About It, Especially in This Building”
Navigating Client Deaths in the Community Mental Health Center
Heterogeneity and changes in preferences for dying at home
Systematic Review
Prenatal Care Use Among Women of Low Income
Interpretive Description
Homelessness and Mental Illness
Striving for Emotional Survival in Palliative Cancer Nursing
What are motives of family members who take responsibility in palliative cancer care
End-of-Life Care around the World
Approaches to Homelessness Policy in Europe, the United States, and Australia
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |