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| Title |
What are families most grateful for after receiving palliative care? Content analysis of written documents received: a chance to improve the quality of care
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| Published in |
BMC Palliative Care, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12904-017-0229-5 |
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| Authors |
María Aparicio, Carlos Centeno, José Miguel Carrasco, Antonio Barbosa, María Arantzamendi |
| Abstract |
Family members are involved in the care of palliative patients at home and therefore, should be viewed as important sources of information to help clinicians better understand the quality palliative care service patients receive. The objective of the study was to analyse what is valued most by family carers undergoing bereavement of a palliative care home service in order to identify factors of quality of care. Qualitative exploratory study based on documentary analysis. Content analysis of 77 gratitude documents received over 8 years by a palliative home service in Odivelas, near Lisbon (Portugal) was undertaken, through an inductive approach and using investigator triangulation. Frequency of distinct categories was quantitatively defined. Three different content categories emerged from the analysis: a) Recognition of the care received and the value of particular aspects of care within recognised difficult situations included aspects such as kindness, listening, attention to the family, empathy, closeness, affection and the therapeutic relationships established (63/77 documents); b) Family recognition of the achievements of the palliative care team (29/77) indicated as relief from suffering for the patient and family, opportunity of dying at home, help in facing difficult situations, improvement in quality of life and wellbeing, and feeling of serenity during bereavement; c) Messages of support (45/77) related to the need of resources provided. The relational component emerges as an underlying key aspect of family carers' experience with palliative care home service. Family carers show spontaneous gratitude for the professionalism and humanity found in palliative care. The relational component of care emerges as key to achieve a high quality care experience of palliative care homes service, and could be one indicator of quality of palliative care. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 113 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 25 | 22% |
| United States | 15 | 13% |
| Canada | 14 | 12% |
| Spain | 10 | 9% |
| France | 3 | 3% |
| Australia | 3 | 3% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2% |
| Comoros | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 30 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 77 | 68% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 22 | 19% |
| Scientists | 14 | 12% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 157 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 157 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 11% |
| Researcher | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 30 | 19% |
| Unknown | 58 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 39 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 10% |
| Psychology | 8 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 13 | 8% |
| Unknown | 60 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 96. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 June 2022.
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#438,988
of 25,392,205 outputs
Outputs from BMC Palliative Care
#10
of 1,494 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#9,188
of 320,884 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Palliative Care
#3
of 12 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,494 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 9.2. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 99% of its peers.
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