#PalliativeCare #HealthcareModels #PatientOutcomes
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Can NP- and Social Worker-Led Palliative Care Reduce Acute Care Utilization in Hospital Medicine?
An embedded hospital primary palliative care (HPPC) model led by social workers and nurse practitioners (NPs) was associated with lower ICU use and shorter hospital stays than referral-based specialty palliative care (SPC) in patients with serious illness.
#ALS #PalliativeCare #HealthCare
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Palliative Care Physician Explains Living And Dying With ALS
Actor Eric Dane's recent death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has drawn national attention. Public tributes celebrated his career, while conversations surrounding his family's GoFundMe campaign have underscored the financial realities many families confront after this diagnosis.
#DementiaCare #PalliativeCare #CaregiverSupport
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Interventions to improve quality of life for informal caregivers of people with dementia nearing the end of life: a meta‐review and system‐based logic model
Background: Informal caregivers play a critical role in supporting people with dementia nearing the end of life and are at risk of stress, burden and depression.
#DementiaCare #PalliativeCare #CaregiverSupport
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Interventions to improve quality of life for informal caregivers of people with dementia nearing the end of life: a meta‐review and system‐based logic model
Background: Informal caregivers play a critical role in supporting people with dementia nearing the end of life and are at risk of stress, burden and depression.
