The hospice social movement, which emerged as a new social movement based on the ideals of providing a more humane and natural approach towards death, illness, and grief, led to the creation of community-based hospice programs across Canada. This single case study explored the factors that influenced the life course of a small, community-based hospice (Hospice Orillia) from its beginning in 1987 to 2017. A preliminary timeline was created through a review of secondary data sources which identified milestones, events and individuals who were in leadership roles in the organization. This information was then used to recruit nine key informants who participated in semi-structured interviews. Through thematic analysis, the interviews identified that the organization’s geographic location, its relationship to the formal health care system, its ability to access funding, and issues regarding advocacy and awareness all played key roles in how it developed over the years, leading to its eventual decline. / Graduate

The role of the hospice social worker is unclear and misunderstood by interdisciplinary team members due to role blurring, communication challenges, and poor collaboration efforts. This is important because these actions may result in decreased quality of patient care and decreased quality of life for the clinical hospice social workers. The purpose of this action research project was to explore communication, role blurring, professional activities and abilities, and cohesive goals among hospice clinical social workers. The theoretical foundation for this research was the model of interdisciplinary collaboration (MIC) which was used to describe both the concepts of interdisciplinary collaboration and the influences on that collaboration. The research question addressed the 5 concepts of the MIC to fully understand the collaboration challenges identified within hospice interdisciplinary teams. This action research study utilized the design and method of open-ended questions to gather the information using an online questionnaire. The data were coded by the action researcher to yield the key results of 3 main concepts of challenges for clinical hospice social workers (a) underutilization and misunderstanding of skillsets, (b) role blurring among the disciplines, and (c) working toward cohesive goals. A conclusion of this research was that hospice social workers are misunderstood, which presents a spectrum of challenges for the entire hospice interdisciplinary team. Implications for positive social change occurred through recommendations to reduce or eliminate these challenges, thus improving the quality of patient care and clinical hospice social workers' quality of life.

Thesis (M. Communication Pathology)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Summary in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1986. / Running title: Caregivers' health.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1986. / Running title: Caregivers' health.

The purpose of this project was to learn about Hispanics’ utilization of hospice care and to increase knowledge about under-utilization of hospice services by the Hispanic community. Research in hospice services indicates that the Hispanic community underutilizes end-of-life resources when compared to their majority counterparts, European Americans. Research that has controlled for variables such as socio-demographic characteristics, medical history, prognosis, and access to health care demonstrate Hispanics significantly under-utilizing hospice services. This project was conducted within Southern California in the cities of Riverside and Anaheim which are predominantly Hispanic communities. A quantitative design was used to explore the perspectives of Hispanic individuals and their views on hospice care services. Data was collected through questionnaires. Results indicated correlations between language preferences and gender as possibly having an impact on knowledge and cultural acceptance of hospice care services.

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<p>Caring for the suffering, dying patients and giving support to relatives is probably one of the toughest jobs a nurse can encounter. Palliative caring is, with different measures, the prolonging of life whereas hospice caring is giving patients a meaningful and natural journey toward death. The hospice philosophy is grounded on comfort, communication and peace. The expectation is that patients will have a dignified, peaceful death. The purpose of this study was to describe the nurse's role in palliative care. A literature study was used to analyze previously publicized scientific articles within the field. Relieving of pain was primary in palliative caring in hospice as well as in hospital. An earnest relationship between nurse, patient and relatives was of utmost importance. This relationship gave a sense of safety and had positive effects on patient's quality of life and well-being although death was near. An empathic nurse was aware and sensitive, showing respect, patience, and integrity, giving time needed to patients and was accessible, while simultaneously keeping a certain distance. The nurse was observant to the patient's facial expressions as well as body language, giving room for spiritual needs and a caring hand to both patient and relatives.</p>

I bakgrunden beskrevs döden och döendet som en naturlig del av människans liv. För de människor som dör tillföljd av svår sjukdom beskrevs en god palliativ vård som viktig. Inom Hospice inriktas arbetet på samspelet mellan individerna med utgångspunkt i en helhetssyn, i målen för Hospice ingår också att stödja de anhöriga. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att belysa upplevelsen av att ha haft en anhörig som vårdats på Hospice. Metoden bestod av en litteraturstudie där 14 artiklar från databaserna PubMed och Cinahl klassificerades och analyserades. I resultatet framkom följande tre kategorier. Trygghet gav tillfredställelse, där det beskrevs att tilltro till personalen, att bli uppmärksammad samt information var viktiga faktorer för anhörigas upplevelse. I den andra kategorin Känslomässig strid framkom att anhöriga upplevde konfliktartade känslor samt en rädsla för övermedicinering. Den sista kategorin Möte med döden handlade om förberedelse för och arbete med sorgen. I diskussionen beskrevs att olika faktorer var viktiga för att anhöriga skulle känna trygghet och tillfredställelse. Det ansågs viktigt för anhöriga att sjuksköterskan arbetade stödjande och relationsbyggande, löpande informerade och återkopplade, allt för en god upplevelse.

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