Inpatient hospice admissions. Who is admitted and why: a mixed-method prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

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 supporting people who require specialist palliative care input through community-based and inpatient palliative care services. Evidence is needed to understand the role of these different services to inform future service development.

Objectives

To describe the reasons for admission, and outcomes at the end of the stay, for patients admitted to two hospice inpatient units (IPUs).

Design

This was a mixed-methods study using a convergent, parallel mixed-methods design.

Methods

We reviewed the case notes of all patients admitted to two hospice inpatient units from July to November 2019; con

SUBMITTER: Haraldsdottir E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333996 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature