Patient Perspectives on Palliative Care Outreach to Adults Living With Homelessness.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

People experiencing homelessness face higher rates of early mortality, multimorbidity, and unmet needs at the end of life, but despite these risks, they often encounter systemic barriers to accessing palliative care. Outreach-based models have emerged to address this gap, yet little is known about how these models are perceived by those receiving care.

Objective

To evaluate a palliative care outreach intervention, the Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) program, from the perspective of patients living with homelessness and life-limiting illness.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative descriptive study using semistructured interviews with adult PEACH patients was conducted in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, between May 1, 2023, and N

SUBMITTER: Levesque AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12809365 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature