Voices that matter: end-of-life care in two acute hospitals from the perspective of bereaved relatives.
Sarah DonnellyGeraldine PrizemanDiarmuid Ó CoimínBettina KornGeralyn HynesPublished in: BMC palliative care (2018)
Acute hospitals need to ensure that patients and their relatives receive high quality EoLC. Seeking the views of bereaved relatives should be considered by all hospitals and healthcare settings to ascertain the quality of care at end of life. This study contributes to our understanding and knowledge of what good EoLC looks like and where care can be improved, thus enabling hospitals to direct and inform quality improvement.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- liver failure
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory failure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- aortic dissection
- patient safety
- palliative care
- drug induced
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- affordable care act
- hepatitis b virus
- patient reported outcomes