2020
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.138
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Exploring a New Model of End-of-Life Care for Older People That Operates in the Space Between the Life World and the Healthcare System: A Qualitative Case Study

Abstract: Background: Innovative service models to facilitate end-of-life care for older people may be required to enable and bolster networks of care. The aim of this study was to understand how and why a new charitably funded service model of end-of-life care impacts upon the lives of older people. Methods: A multiple exploratory qualitative case study research strategy. Cases were 3 sites providing a new end-oflife service model for older people. The services were provided in community settings, primarily providing… Show more

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“…Examples include volunteer befrienders, visiting people towards the end of their lives at home, or non-clinical supportive care services, all in addition to existing palliative care services (Dodd et al, 2020;Walshe et al, 2016). In these care models, volunteers add a layer of care, rather than being primary caregivers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Examples include volunteer befrienders, visiting people towards the end of their lives at home, or non-clinical supportive care services, all in addition to existing palliative care services (Dodd et al, 2020;Walshe et al, 2016). In these care models, volunteers add a layer of care, rather than being primary caregivers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is a growing realization that merely increasing health professionals and improving professional HC are insu cient to ensure continued and better HC for TGCPs [11] . High-quality HC will therefore need to adapt to provide appropriate services for changing populations, require more resources, and new service models [12] . Which maybe needs multiparticipation being a team including patients, their families, and volunteers, etc [13][14][15] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%