Paramedics providing end-of-life care: an online survey of practice and experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global demand for care during the last year of life (end-of-life) is rising and with shortfalls in community healthcare services, paramedics are increasingly called on to deliver this. Despite this growing demand on the paramedic workforce, little large-scale or detailed empirical research has evaluated current practice and paramedic experiences of attending this patient group. Therefore, as part of a wider study evaluating paramedic delivery of end-of-life care, a large-scale survey in England describing paramedics' current practice and experiences providing end-of-life care was undertaken.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey design. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative free text responses using Framework Analysis. The

SUBMITTER: Campling N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663322 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature