The Good Wishes Project: An End-of-Life Intervention for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness.

ABSTRACT: Background: Individuals experiencing homelessness face marginalization, dehumanization, and barriers to accessing quality palliative care. Inspired by the 3 Wishes Project, the Good Wishes Project (GWP) facilitates granting wishes to individuals experiencing homelessness and receiving palliative care with a goal of enhancing comfort and personalizing the end-of-life experience. Objective: The main objective of this study was to elicit provider perspectives on the utility of the GWP in the delivery of end-of-life care to a population of homeless and vulnerably housed individuals. Design: For this qualitative study, GWP client information and wish data were collected anonymously and analyzed quantitatively and descriptively. Semistructured interviews

SUBMITTER: Tedesco A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8241317 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature