It is estimated that there are 35.6 million people with dementia worldwide and this is
projected to increase to over 115 million by the year 2050. Dementia is a progressive …

Action research is underpinned by practice-based knowledge development and with a focus
on addressing problems in their everyday context. Thus, action research extends beyond …

Purpose: To demonstrate that practice development is an effective strategy to enable an
aged care team to embed a palliative approach to care of dying people into practice culture …

Background A transitional care pathway (TCP) could improve care for older patients in the
last months of life. However, barriers exist such as unidentified palliative care needs and …

Abstract In New Zealand, as in other industrialised societies, an ageing population has led
to an increased need for palliative care services. A cross‐sectional postal survey of …

General practitioners play a vital role in providing community-based palliative care to
patients reaching end of life. In order for GPs to upgrade their skills at end-of-life care …

Background In 2007, the patient's right to specialised palliative home care became law in
Germany. However, childhood palliative care in territorial states with low patient numbers …

Introduction Scarce information has been collected regarding how the construct of palliative
care is conceptualised from the physicians' perspective. Aims The purpose of this research …

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die meisten Patienten mit unheilbaren Erkrankungen und
begrenzter Lebenserwartung benötigen am Lebensende weniger eine spezialisierte als …

Hintergrund und Fragestellung: In der Versorgung von Menschen am Lebensende spielen
die Angehörigen der Betroffenen eine entscheidende Rolle. Ziel dieser Studie war es, die …