Background To combine the benefits of hospice and palliative care, the integration of both
seems self-evident. Aim of this study was to explore clinical staff's and volunteers' …

Objectives Hospice care in the Netherlands is provided in three different types of hospice
facilities: volunteer-driven hospices (VDH), stand-alone hospices (SAHs) and hospice unit …

Background: Over the next two decades, the numbers of people who will need palliative
care in the United Kingdom and Ireland is projected to increase. Hospices play a vital role …

Background Ten percent of non-sudden deaths in the Netherlands occur in inpatient
hospice facilities. To investigate differences between patients who are admitted to inpatient …

Background Physicians who practice in a hospice are responsible for working with patients
and nursing staff to develop a medication plan, monitor symptoms and pain, and adjust …

Introduction: Hospice care (HC) in the Netherlands is available for patients with life
expectancies< 3 months. Little is known about expectations of patients who might be in need …

Background There is limited evidence on the impact of multi-component interventions to
support the delivery of palliative care in care homes. In 2015, one hospice established an …

Background It is not known which attributes of care are valued the most by those who
experience hospice services. Such knowledge is integral to service development as it …

Background: Globally, the demand for hospice care continues to grow resulting in
substantial resource burden. Whilst some countries are able to rely on fixed government …

Perkins, Paul, Day, Rebecca, Hapeshi, Julie and Dixon, Lorraine (2014) How to conduct
research in an independent hospice: practi Page 1 This is a peer-reviewed, post-print (final …