Palliative care for homeless people: a systematic review of the concerns, care needs and preferences, and the barriers and facilitators for providing palliative care

Palliative care for homeless people: a systematic review of the concerns, care needs and preferences, and the barriers and facilitators for providing palliative care

Abstract Background Homeless people often suffer from complex and chronic comorbidities, have high rates of morbidity and die at much younger ages than the general population. Due to a complex combination of physical, psychosocial and addiction problems at the end of life, they often have limited ac...

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Main Authors: Hanna T. Klop, Anke J.E. de Veer, Sophie I. van Dongen, Anneke L. Francke, Judith A.C. Rietjens, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative care
End-of-life
Homeless people
Systematic review
Concerns
Needs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0320-6

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