Voices that matter: end-of-life care in two acute hospitals from the perspective of bereaved relatives

Voices that matter: end-of-life care in two acute hospitals from the perspective of bereaved relatives

Abstract Background End-of-life care (EoLC) is an experience that touches the lives of everyone. Dying in an acute hospital is a common occurrence in developed countries across the world. Previous studies have shown that there is wide variation in EoLC and at times is experienced as being of poor qu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarah Donnelly, Geraldine Prizeman, Diarmuid Ó Coimín, Bettina Korn, Geralyn Hynes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
End-of-life care
Palliative care
Acute hospital
Quality of care
Bereaved relatives
Qualitative
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0365-6

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0365-6

Similar Items