Eliciting the educational needs and priorities of home care workers on end-of-life care for patients with heart failure using nominal group technique.
Dawon BaikPeggy B LeungMadeline R SterlingDavid RussellLizeyka JordanAriel F SilvaRuth M Masterson CreberPublished in: Palliative medicine (2021)
Our findings confirm the need for the formal development and evaluation of an educational program for home care workers to improve the care of heart failure patients at the end-of-life. There is also a need for research on integrating home care workers into the interprofessional healthcare team to support optimal health outcomes for patients with heart failure.