Oct 1, 2019
This episode features Mary Scott (Ottowa Hospital Research
Institute. Bruyere Research Institute). Many patients and
families report improved satisfaction of care when palliative care
when they are supported by palliative care specialist teams.
Transitions of care from one setting to another are burdensome.
Evidence suggests that palliative care can improve this transition
from hospital to community support. This narrative
systematic review aimed to determine whether paliative care
can impact that transition from hospital to home. Fifteen articles
were included. Involvement of specialist inpatient palliative care
was associated with lower readmission rates, higher referral
to hospice and better provision of services after discharge.
Heterogenity of study designs were evident. Consequently, futher
research is needed to evaluate this area further.
Full paper available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269216319870649
If you would like to record a podcast about your published (or accepted) Palliative Medicine paper, please contact Dr Amara Nwosu: anwosu@liverpool.ac.uk
Dr Amara Nwosu, MBChB (Commendation), MRCP, PhD
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Academic Palliative & End of
Life Care Department, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University
Hospitals NHS Trust.
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Palliative Care Institute
Liverpool, University of Liverpool.
Research Lead, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool.
Research Scholars Programme, National Institute for Health Research
(NIHR) North West Clinical Research Network (CRN)
Technology Editor, Palliative Medicine. Sage Publications. http://pmj.sagepub.com/
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