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View article: Rural unpaid caregivers' experiences in northern Aotearoa, New Zealand during the Covid‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study
Rural unpaid caregivers' experiences in northern Aotearoa, New Zealand during the Covid‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study Open
Objective Rural unpaid caregivers experience different opportunities and challenges than their urban counterparts. Our aim was to understand rural unpaid caregivers' experiences of challenges and opportunities during the Covid‐19 pandemic …
View article: Hospice Palliative Care Delivery in Scotland During Covid-19: Innovations and Lessons Learned
Hospice Palliative Care Delivery in Scotland During Covid-19: Innovations and Lessons Learned Open
View article: Psychosocial well-being in Long-Term Care in the Wake of COVID-19: Findings from a Qualitative Study in New Zealand
Psychosocial well-being in Long-Term Care in the Wake of COVID-19: Findings from a Qualitative Study in New Zealand Open
Drawing on Mason Durie’s (1985) New Zealand Whare Tapa Whā model of health (spiritual, emotional, physical, and family domains), the goal was to link a model of well-being with the lived reality for long-term care residents and bereaved fa…
View article: Improving continence management for people with dementia in the community in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Protocol for a mixed methods study
Improving continence management for people with dementia in the community in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Protocol for a mixed methods study Open
Background The number of people living with dementia (PLWD) in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) was estimated at 96,713 in 2020 and it is anticipated that this number will increase to 167,483 by 2050, including an estimated 12,039 Māori (indigeno…
View article: The challenges for health professionals delivering palliative care in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrative review
The challenges for health professionals delivering palliative care in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrative review Open
Objectives The growing demand for palliative care has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, providing community-based palliative care was also more difficult to do safely and faced several challenges. The goal of this int…
View article: Patient safety and hospital visiting at the end of life during COVID-19 restrictions in Aotearoa New Zealand: a qualitative study
Patient safety and hospital visiting at the end of life during COVID-19 restrictions in Aotearoa New Zealand: a qualitative study Open
Background Visiting restrictions were enacted in Aotearoa New Zealand to reduce transmission of COVID-19 and protect the healthcare system. This research aimed to investigate the experiences of families and clinicians of hospital visiting …
View article: Older people, medication safety, and the role of the community pharmacist: a longitudinal ethnographic study
Older people, medication safety, and the role of the community pharmacist: a longitudinal ethnographic study Open
Background Older people with frailty and multimorbidity are at high risk of problematic polypharmacy. Community pharmacists have a key role in medication safety for older people. Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the perspective…
View article: Health equity and wellbeing among older people’s caregivers in New Zealand during COVID-19: Protocol for a qualitative study
Health equity and wellbeing among older people’s caregivers in New Zealand during COVID-19: Protocol for a qualitative study Open
Background Knowledge of the challenges unpaid caregivers faced providing care to older people during the COVID-19 pandemic is limited. Challenges may be especially pronounced for those experiencing inequitable access to health and social c…
View article: COVID‐19 and hospice community palliative care in New Zealand: A qualitative study
COVID‐19 and hospice community palliative care in New Zealand: A qualitative study Open
Within the context of an ageing population and the added challenges posed by COVID-19, the need to optimise palliative care management in the community - the setting where a significant proportion of people prefer to die - cannot be undere…
View article: The views of Aotearoa/New Zealand adults over 60 years regarding the End of Life Choice Act 2019
The views of Aotearoa/New Zealand adults over 60 years regarding the End of Life Choice Act 2019 Open
View article: Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention
Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention Open
Background The supportive hospice aged residential exchange (SHARE) is a new model of palliative care education that has been designed for residential aged care. The goal of SHARE is to help clinical staff improve palliative care within re…
View article: Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: Bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention
Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: Bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention Open
Background : The supportive hospice aged residential exchange (SHARE) is a new model of palliative care education that has been designed for residential aged care. The goal of SHARE is to help clinical staff improve palliative care within …
View article: Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: Bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention
Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: Bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention Open
Background : The supportive hospice aged residential exchange (SHARE) is a new model of palliative care education that has been designed for residential aged care. The goal of SHARE is to help clinical staff improve palliative care within …
View article: Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: Bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention
Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: Bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention Open
BackgroundThe supportive hospice aged residential Exchange (SHARE) is a new model of palliative care education that has been designed for residential aged care. The goal of SHARE is to help clinical staff improve palliative care within res…
View article: Palliative care nurse specialists’ reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: an inductive content analysis
Palliative care nurse specialists’ reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: an inductive content analysis Open
View article: Implementation of palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: a qualitative multi-perspective investigation
Implementation of palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: a qualitative multi-perspective investigation Open
In industrialised countries, a large number of older adults with increasingly complex end of life care needs will die while in long-term care. It is essential that processes be in place to facilitate quality end of life care in these setti…
View article: Palliative care nurse specialists' reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: An inductive content analysis
Palliative care nurse specialists' reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: An inductive content analysis Open
Background: Older people in long-term care facilities are at a greater risk of receiving care at the end of life that does not adequately meet their needs, yet staff in long-term care are often unprepared to provide palliative care. The ob…
View article: Palliative care nurse specialists' reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: An inductive content analysis
Palliative care nurse specialists' reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: An inductive content analysis Open
Background: Older people in long-term care facilities are at a greater risk of receiving care at the end of life that does not adequately meet their needs, yet staff in long-term care are often unprepared to provide palliative care. The ob…
View article: Hospice nurse reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: An inductive content analysis
Hospice nurse reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: An inductive content analysis Open
Abstract Background: Older people in long-term care facilities are at a greater risk of receiving care at the end of life that does not adequately meet their needs, yet staff in long-term care are often unprepared to provide palliative car…
View article: End of life care for long-term care residents with dementia, chronic illness and cancer: prospective staff survey
End of life care for long-term care residents with dementia, chronic illness and cancer: prospective staff survey Open
Overall, symptoms in the last week and month of life did not vary by diagnosis. However, sub-group planned contrast analyses found those with dementia and chronic illness experienced more physical distress during the last weeks and months …
View article: The Effect of Residential Aged Care Size, Ownership Model, and Multichain Affiliation on Resident Comfort and Symptom Management at the End of Life
The Effect of Residential Aged Care Size, Ownership Model, and Multichain Affiliation on Resident Comfort and Symptom Management at the End of Life Open
Findings suggest that there are differences in the quality of end-of-life care given in RAC based on size, ownership model, and chain affiliation.
View article: Health literacy: Patients' texts, context and mediation
Health literacy: Patients' texts, context and mediation Open
Health literacy encompasses people’s knowledge, motivation and competences to access, understand, appraise and apply health information to make judgments and take decisions in every-day life concerning health care, disease prevention and h…