Home care nurses more positive about the palliative care that is provided and their own competence than hospital nurses: a nationwide survey

BMC Palliat Care. 2021 Oct 28;20(1):170. doi: 10.1186/s12904-021-00866-4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: People often prefer to stay at home until the end of life, but hospital admissions are quite common. In previous research bereaved relatives were found to be less positive about palliative care in hospital. However, it was not known how the content and quality of palliative care differ between home care and hospitals from the perspectives of hospital nurses and home care nurses and how palliative care in these settings could be improved.METHODS: A survey was held among hospital and home care nurses, recruited from a nationwide Nursing Staff Panel and through…
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