ArticleBMJ supportive & palliative care2020
Common care practices among effective community-based specialist palliative care teams: a qualitative study.
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- Co-designing Community Out-of-hours Palliative Care Services: A systematic literature search and review.Palliative medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- Reasons for unplanned hospitalisation in specialist community palliative care: a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- "We need time, a great know-how and security for patients to always be there in time": a qualitative study on factors distinguishing General from Specialized Palliative Home Care.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Integration of Palliative Care into Primary Care: A Collaborative Effort Between the Indian Association of Palliative Care and the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2024Article
- Building Palliative Care Capacity for Generalist Providers in the Community: Results From the Capaciti Pilot Education Program.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2023Article
- Increasing palliative care capacity in primary care: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of the CAPACITI training program.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
- The roles, responsibilities and practices of healthcare assistants in out-of-hours community palliative care: A systematic scoping review.Palliative medicine · 2020Article
- "Small small interventions, big big roles"- a qualitative study of patient, care-giver and health-care worker experiences of a palliative care programme in Kerala, India.BMC palliative care · 2019Article
- The development of specialized palliative care in the community: A qualitative study of the evolution of 15 teams.Palliative medicine · 2018Article
- Palliative Care Experience in the Last 3 Months of Life: A Quantitative Comparison of Care Provided in Residential Hospices, Hospitals, and the Home From the Perspectives of Bereaved Caregivers.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2018Observational
- A Review of the Essential Components of Quality Palliative Care in the Home.Journal of palliative medicine · 2018Review
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- Reflections on the Experience of Community Health Nurses in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Approach.Indian journal of palliative careReview
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Abstract
objectiveEvidence has shown that, despite wide variation in models of care, community-based specialist palliative care teams can improve outcomes and reduce acute care use at end of life. The goal of this study was to explore similarities in care practices among effective and diverse specialist teams to inform the development of other community-based teams.
methodsInterviews with 78 providers and administrators from 11 distinct community-based specialist palliative care teams from Ontario, Canada were conducted. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using an inductive approach to identify common themes.
results3 key themes across all teams emerged. First, the distinct models of care were generally summarised into 3 models: primary care and specialist providers either collaborated by transferring, sharing or consulting in care. Second, teams explicitly or implicitly followed 7 common care practices related to: specialised expertise 24/7; intrateam communication; timeliness; physical symptom and psychosocial-spiritual management; education; peace and fulfilment; and advocacy for patient preferences. Third, all teams emphasised the importance of team building, even more than using clinical tools and processes.
conclusionsDespite wide variation in models of care among community-based specialist palliative care teams, this large qualitative study identified several common themes in care practices that can guide the development of other teams.
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