Longitudinal symptom profile of palliative care patients receiving a nurse-led end-of-life (PEACH) programme to support preference to die at home.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Tailored models of home-based palliative care aimed to support death at home, should also ensure optimal symptom control. This study aimed to explore symptom occurrence and distress over time in Palliative Extended And Care at Home (PEACH) model of care recipients.

Design

This was a prospective cohort study.

Setting and participants

Participants were consecutive recipients of the PEACH rapid response nurse-led model of care in metropolitan Sydney (December 2013-January 2017) who were in the last weeks of life with a terminal or deteriorating phase of illness and had a preference to be cared or die at home.

Outcome measures

Deidentified data including sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and symptom distress scores (Symptom Assessment Score)

SUBMITTER: Agar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773358 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature