What happens in hospices: A review of research evidence

How patients spend their time in a hospice and in an oncological unit

“…Another key aspect of the hospice philosophy is the provision of person-centred holistic care, and where communication is central to the quality of care the dying patients receive (Field 1989). Here again, we know little of the actual procedures involved in hospice care (Seale 1989). As in Buckingham's et al (1976) study, nurses and patients at the hospice spent longer intervals and more time together, and relatives were more often present in their encounters than at the oncological unit.…”

How patients spend their time in a hospice and in an oncological unit

“…Another key aspect of the hospice philosophy is the provision of person-centred holistic care, and where communication is central to the quality of care the dying patients receive (Field 1989). Here again, we know little of the actual procedures involved in hospice care (Seale 1989). As in Buckingham's et al (1976) study, nurses and patients at the hospice spent longer intervals and more time together, and relatives were more often present in their encounters than at the oncological unit.…”

Is good ‘quality of life’ possible at the end of life? An explorative study of the experiences of a group of cancer patients in two different care cultures INFORMATION POINT: Factor analysis

“…Evaluations conducted thus far do not demonstrate an unambiguous superiority of one care form over the other for dying individuals (Seale, 1989, 1991). This may be due to the design of the studies (Fakhoury, 1998; Fowler et al.…”

Understanding food vulnerability and health literacy in older bereaved men: A qualitative study

“…An interpretative thematic approach to analysis was used. 27 This was a reflexive and iterative process, exploring participants' accounts in their entirety before undertaking initial open coding followed by selective and more detailed coding. Links, comparisons and relationships were explored between themes, across participants and with the wider literature.…”

How patients spend their time in a hospice and in an oncological unit

“…Another key aspect of the hospice philosophy is the provision of person-centred holistic care, and where communication is central to the quality of care the dying patients receive (Field 1989). Here again, we know little of the actual procedures involved in hospice care (Seale 1989). As in Buckingham's et al (1976) study, nurses and patients at the hospice spent longer intervals and more time together, and relatives were more often present in their encounters than at the oncological unit.…”

Is good ‘quality of life’ possible at the end of life? An explorative study of the experiences of a group of cancer patients in two different care cultures INFORMATION POINT: Factor analysis

“…Evaluations conducted thus far do not demonstrate an unambiguous superiority of one care form over the other for dying individuals (Seale, 1989, 1991). This may be due to the design of the studies (Fakhoury, 1998; Fowler et al.…”

Understanding food vulnerability and health literacy in older bereaved men: A qualitative study

“…An interpretative thematic approach to analysis was used. 27 This was a reflexive and iterative process, exploring participants' accounts in their entirety before undertaking initial open coding followed by selective and more detailed coding. Links, comparisons and relationships were explored between themes, across participants and with the wider literature.…”

How patients spend their time in a hospice and in an oncological unit

“…Another key aspect of the hospice philosophy is the provision of person-centred holistic care, and where communication is central to the quality of care the dying patients receive (Field 1989). Here again, we know little of the actual procedures involved in hospice care (Seale 1989). As in Buckingham's et al (1976) study, nurses and patients at the hospice spent longer intervals and more time together, and relatives were more often present in their encounters than at the oncological unit.…”

Is good ‘quality of life’ possible at the end of life? An explorative study of the experiences of a group of cancer patients in two different care cultures INFORMATION POINT: Factor analysis

“…Evaluations conducted thus far do not demonstrate an unambiguous superiority of one care form over the other for dying individuals (Seale, 1989, 1991). This may be due to the design of the studies (Fakhoury, 1998; Fowler et al.…”

Understanding food vulnerability and health literacy in older bereaved men: A qualitative study

“…An interpretative thematic approach to analysis was used. 27 This was a reflexive and iterative process, exploring participants' accounts in their entirety before undertaking initial open coding followed by selective and more detailed coding. Links, comparisons and relationships were explored between themes, across participants and with the wider literature.…”