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Different Approaches to Care for the Terminally Ill: Barriers and Facilitators to (Best Practice) Service Provision
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Klinger, Christopher A. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Despite (national) strategies/frameworks for care at the end of life, many patients do not die at their preferred location or under the form of care desired. This cross-country comparison study analyzed system-level characteristics such as legislation, regulation and financing that might influence service delivery in the care for terminally ill adults and their implications for outcomes and costs. Drawing on triangulated data from Canada, England, Germany and the United States of America and taking a ‟most similar – most different‟ perspective, it was hypothesized that system-level factors might impede the broader use of (integrated) models of hospice and palliative care/the system-wide adoption of best practices. An embedded case study examined resource utilization and costs of shared care and its role as a potential best practice |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/35867/1/Klinger_Christopher_AFW_201306_PhD_thesis.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
