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Providing Palliative Care in a Swedish Support Home for People Who Are Homeless
Ersta Sköndal University College, Palliative Research Centre, PRC.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3660-6306
Jönköpings universitet.
Kungliga tekniska högskolan, Stockholm.
Skaraborgs sjukhus.
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2015 (English)In: Qualitative Health Research, ISSN 1049-7323, E-ISSN 1552-7557Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Despite high frequencies of multiple, life-limiting conditions relating to palliative care needs, people who are homeless are one of the most underserved and rarely encountered groups in palliative care settings. Instead, they often die in care places where palliative competence is not available. In this qualitative single-case study, we explored the conditions and practices of palliative care from the perspective of staff at a Swedish support home for homeless people. Interpretive description guided the research process, and data were generated from repeated reflective conversations with staff in groups, individually, and in pairs. The findings disclose a person-centered approach to palliative care, grounded in the understanding of the person’s health/illness and health literacy, and how this is related to and determinant on life as a homeless individual. Four patterns shape this approach: building trustful and family-like relationships, re-dignifying the person, re-considering communication about illness and dying, and re-defining flexible and pragmatic care solutions.

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Sage Publications, 2015.
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Death and dying, Homelessness, Interpretive description, Knowledge construction, Palliative care, Qualitative, Sweden
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-4901DOI: 10.1177/1049732315588500PubMedID: 25994318OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-4901DiVA, id: diva2:867226
Available from: 2015-11-05 Created: 2015-11-05 Last updated: 2024-02-20Bibliographically approved

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