"We need time, a great know-how and security for patients to always be there in time": a qualitative study on factors distinguishing General from Specialized Palliative Home Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing number of patients in the palliative phase of their disease are cared for at home by palliative home care services. A sense of security, normality of everyday life and symptom control are found to be active factors of quality of care in Specialized Palliative Home Care. Whether this also applies to General Palliative Home Care has not yet been systematically investigated. The aim of this study was to identify distinctions between General and Specialized Palliative Home Care from a healthcare professional's perspective concerning those factors.

Methods

With a qualitative approach, we conducted 11 semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals from different professional backgrounds in General and/or Specialized Palliative Home Care.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Joshi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11823236 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature