End-of-life care for homeless people in shelter-based nursing care settings: A retrospective record study.
Sophie I van DongenHanna T KlopBregje D Onwuteaka-PhilipsenAnke J E de VeerMarcel T SlockersIgor R van LaereAgnes van der HeideJudith A C RietjensPublished in: Palliative medicine (2020)
End-of-life care for homeless persons residing in shelter-based nursing care settings is characterised and challenged by comorbidities, uncertain prognoses, complicated social circumstances and many transitions to other settings. Multilevel end-of-life care improvements, including increased interdisciplinary collaboration, are needed to reduce transitions and suffering of this vulnerable population at the end of life.
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