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dc.contributor.authorAoun, Samar
dc.contributor.authorKristjanson, Linda
dc.contributor.authorCurrow, D.
dc.contributor.authorSkett, K.
dc.contributor.authorOldham, Marylynn
dc.contributor.authorYates, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:08:57Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:08:57Z
dc.date.created2009-03-05T00:55:42Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationAoun, Samar and Kristjanson, Linda and Currow, David and Skett, Kim and Oldham, Marylynn and Yates, Patsy. 2007. Terminally-ill people living alone without a caregiver: an Australian national scoping study of palliative care needs. Palliative Medicine. 21 (1): pp. 29-34.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8838
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0269216306073198
dc.description.abstract

Home-based palliative care services are facing increasing challenges in servicing the needs of clients who live alone and without a primary caregiver. The findings from the analysis of 721 services’ records from three Australian states, and feedback from health professionals in interviews and postal surveys, demonstrated that there were aspects of being on one’s own with a terminal illness and living at home that require a specialised approach and support. This study explored the issues of palliative care patients living alone, from a service provider perspective, and provided evidence-based information to assist with service planning. The study made recommendations to the Australian Department of Health and Ageing about services considered important in developing support structures for this growing population.

dc.publisherSage Science Press (UK)
dc.titleTerminally-ill people living alone without a caregiver: an Australian national scoping study of palliative care needs
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume21
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage29
dcterms.source.endPage34
dcterms.source.issn02692163
dcterms.source.titlePalliative Medicine
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The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Palliative Medicine, Volume 21, No. 1, January 2007, by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. Copyright © 2007 by SAGE Publications

curtin.departmentWA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care (WACCPC)
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultySchool of Nursing and Midwifery
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.facultyWestern Australian Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care (WACCP)


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