Hospital palliative care services: Three models in three countries

Relationship between three palliative care outcome scales

BACKGROUND Various scales have been used to assess palliative outcomes. But measurement can still be problematic and core components of measures have not been identified. This study aimed to determine the relationships between, and factorial structure of, three widely used scales among advanced cancer patients. METHODS Patients were recruited who received home or hospital palliative care serv...

Models of Care for Rural Palliative Care Services

Update in hospital palliative care.

BACKGROUND Seriously ill patients frequently receive care in hospitals, and palliative care is a core competency for hospitalists. We aimed to summarize and critique recent research that has the potential to impact the clinical practice of palliative care in the hospital. METHODS We reviewed articles published between January 2012 and May 2013, identified through a hand-search of leading jour...

Costs of maternal health care services in three anglophone African countries.

This paper is a synthesis of a case study of provider and consumer costs, along with selected quality indicators, for six maternal health services provided at one public hospital, one mission hospital, one public health centre and one mission centre, in Uganda, Malawi and Ghana. The study examines the costs of providing the services in a selected number of facilities in order to examine the rea...

The ‘problematisation’ of palliative care in hospital: an exploratory review of international palliative care policy in five countries

BACKGROUND Government policy is a fundamental component of initiating change to improve the provision of palliative care at a national level. The World Health Organisation's recognition of palliative care as a basic human right has seen many countries worldwide develop national policy in palliative and end of life care. There is increasing debate about what form comprehensive palliative care se...