Who cares for the carers at hospital discharge at the end of life? A qualitative study of current practice in discharge planning and the potential value of using The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) Approach.

Gail EwingLynn AustinDebra JonesGunn Grande

Published in: Palliative medicine (2018)

This study identifies a novel intervention, which expands the focus of discharge planning to include assessment of carers' support needs at transition, potentially preventing breakdown of care at home and patient readmissions to hospital.

Keyphrases

healthcare
randomized controlled trial
quality improvement
primary care
palliative care
genome wide
emergency department
gene expression
adverse drug
climate change
chronic pain