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17685995

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-9
pubmed:abstractText
Concerns remain that health and social care services often fail people dying of chronic illnesses other than those with cancer. British government policy aims to improve end-of-life care and to enable people to make choices about place of care near the end of life, with the assumption that home is often the preferred option. However, some elderly people may lack suitable social networks, family carers and other resources to remain at home. Community hospitals offer a potentially accessible resource for local provision of end-of-life care. They have the advantage of being located within easy reach for family members, are staffed by local people and in most of them, general practitioners can maintain continuity of care. This paper examines patients' and family carers' experiences of end-of-life care in community hospitals. In-depth organisational case studies were conducted in six community hospitals in the south of England. Interviews were undertaken with elderly patients dying of cancer and other advanced conditions (n = 18) and their family carers (n = 11). Qualitative analysis of transcribed interviews were undertaken, using the principles of grounded theory. Patients and family carers valued the flexibility, local nature (which facilitated visiting) and personal care afforded to them. Most participants regarded community hospitals as preferable to larger district general hospitals. Our research reveals that these participants regarded community hospitals as acceptable places for end-of-life care. Finally, we discuss the implications of our findings for improving end-of-life care.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0966-0410
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
494-501
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Experiences of end-of-life care in community hospitals.
pubmed:affiliation
International Observatory on End-of-Life Care, Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. s.a.payne@lancaster.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study