Background: In many countries, achieving a home death represents a successful outcome
from both a patient welfare and commissioning viewpoint. Significant variation exists in the …

Aim To synthesize evidence on the concept of reassurance in nursing practice. Design
Integrative review. Review Method PubMed, OVID MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO were …

Background Family members are involved in the care of palliative patients at home and
therefore, should be viewed as important sources of information to help clinicians better …

Aims and objectives To explore bereaved family carers' perceptions and experiences of a
hospice at home service. Background The increasing demand for the development of home …

Objective To describe the nature and scope of a new Hospice at Home (H@ H) service and
to identify its equality of provision. Methods Case note review of patients supported by a H …

Background Community-based and home-based palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC)
services, often underpinned by primary care provision, are becoming increasingly popular …

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 …

Aim: Relationship between care providers and cancer patients is one of the main elements
in providing healthcare to these patients. Understanding the characteristics and the nature of …

Background: We have undertaken a systematically searched literature review using a realist
logic of analysis to help synthesise the diverse range of literature available on hospice at …

Background Many people prefer to die at home when the time comes. Hospice at home
services aim to support patients to achieve this. A range of hospice at home services exist; …