Implementation of a threefold intervention to improve palliative care for persons experiencing homelessness: a process evaluation using the RE-AIM framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Palliative care provision for persons experiencing homelessness is often poor. A threefold consultation service intervention was expected to increase knowledge of palliative care and multidisciplinary collaboration, and improve palliative care for this population. This intervention comprised: 1) consultation of social service professionals by palliative care specialists and vice versa; 2) multidisciplinary meetings with these professionals; and 3) training and education of these professionals. We aimed to evaluate the implementation process and its barriers and facilitators of this service implemented within social services and healthcare organizations in three Dutch regions.

Methods

A process evaluation using structured questionnaires among consultants, semi-stru

SUBMITTER: Klop HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9635139 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature