Background There is a research gap regarding safety concerns of patients at the end of life.
The aim of this study was, therefore, to explore whether patients under specialist community …

Background Palliative care clients with complex needs are increasingly choosing to remain
at home for their care. Home represents familiarity, presence of supportive family and …

Context Having a sense of security is vitally important to patients who have a limited life
expectancy. Objectives We sought to identify the factors associated with patients' sense of …

Background As palliative care increasingly takes place in patients' homes, perceptions of
security among patients in the late palliative phase and their relatives are important. Aim To …

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the morbidity and mortality of
residents in long-term care (LTC) homes. However, not much is known about its impact on …

Despite progress towards safer care in most settings, there has been much less attention to
improving safety in hospices, which care for more than 1,500,000 patients every year. In this …

Background: Research exploring patient experience of palliative care in the hospital setting
has previously been limited to negative aspects of care. However, recent studies have …

Background: Security is a human need and the home can offer a form of security, while it can
be reduced closer to end-of-life. Many patients are cared for at theend-of-life stage in their …

Background: Home palliative care services have played an essential role during the first
wave of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak by providing symptom control, drug procurement, and …

Outbreaks of COVID-19 among nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term
care facilities in the United States have had devastating effects on residents. Restrictions …