"Such an institution represents the circle of life" - bringing an inpatient hospice into an academic setting: a pre-implementation exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

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' expectations and concerns of the first university hospice in Germany planning for implementation.

Methods

Staff and volunteers of the Department of Palliative Medicine of the University Hospital in Cologne received questionnaires and were interviewed following three themes of interest: opportunities, challenges, general criteria. Questionnaire results were analyzed descriptively using mean ± SD and percentages, open-ended questions and interviews were analysed using content analysis.

Results

A total of 28/100 questionnaires was returned (n = 17 clinical staff, n = 11 volunteers) and 18 intervie

SUBMITTER: Dillen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10354892 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature