Meeting The Needs Of The Elderly: Implementing The Palliatve Approach For People With Declining Health In Homeandhostel
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$83,456.00
Summary
This study aims to understand the extent to which a palliative approach is being used in the organisation and provision of care to elderly people with complex needs in home and hostel settings. It will identify current practices of aged care staff in the management of elderly people whose care needs are becoming increasingly more complex and not amendable to cure. In addition this study will explore the experiences of elderly people receiving this care. A model of the provision of a palliative a ....This study aims to understand the extent to which a palliative approach is being used in the organisation and provision of care to elderly people with complex needs in home and hostel settings. It will identify current practices of aged care staff in the management of elderly people whose care needs are becoming increasingly more complex and not amendable to cure. In addition this study will explore the experiences of elderly people receiving this care. A model of the provision of a palliative approach in this group of elderly Australians will be developed.Read moreRead less
Development Of A Palliative Care In Residential Care Outcome Scale (PARCOS)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$137,000.00
Summary
The project seeks to develop and undertake psychometric testing of a scale suitable to measure outcomes for residents in residential aged care facilities for whom a palliative approach is appropriate. The project will include a Joanna Briggs Institute systematic review of existing outcome measures in palliative care with emphasis on their use in residential aged care facilities.
Towards An Evidence-Based Model Of Paediatric Palliative Care
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$73,722.00
Summary
The aim of this study is to improve the evidence base in paediatric palliative care by determining: How families come to realise the need for palliative care; How health professionals (paediatricians, general practitioners, palliative care workers) come to realise the need for palliative care; What aspects of palliative care are of greatest value to dying children and their families; How families experience the service system as it is currently configured including community-based palliative car ....The aim of this study is to improve the evidence base in paediatric palliative care by determining: How families come to realise the need for palliative care; How health professionals (paediatricians, general practitioners, palliative care workers) come to realise the need for palliative care; What aspects of palliative care are of greatest value to dying children and their families; How families experience the service system as it is currently configured including community-based palliative care providers; The degree to which the views of health professionals accord with those of parents, and the extent to which this influences perceived quality of service delivery; and If, and to what extent the needs of children with malignant conditions differ from those with non-malignant conditions.Read moreRead less
Develop Of A Service Improve Framework Based On Health Promotion Principles For Community-based Specialist Palliative Ca
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$84,430.00
Summary
The aims of this study are to: examine ways in which health promotion principles may be applied in specialist palliative care service delivery models; examine factors which may influence the implementation of a health promoting model of palliative care; develop a service improvement framework based on health promotion principles for community-based specialist palliative care services; and, implement and evaluate the service improvement framework in a selected community based palliative care serv ....The aims of this study are to: examine ways in which health promotion principles may be applied in specialist palliative care service delivery models; examine factors which may influence the implementation of a health promoting model of palliative care; develop a service improvement framework based on health promotion principles for community-based specialist palliative care services; and, implement and evaluate the service improvement framework in a selected community based palliative care service.Read moreRead less
Client Centred Palliative Rehabilitation: An Evaluation Of Its Efficacy
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$90,570.00
Summary
�I don�t want to sit here waiting to die�. Many people towards end of life want their palliative care to continue to be rehabilitative as well as supportive, yet no study to formally evaluate the effectiveness of a patient-centred palliative rehabilitation program has been conducted in Australia. This study aims to identify patient and carer-centred rehabilitation goals such as independence in self care, and develop, trial and evaluate a rehabilitation program to address these goals. The program ....�I don�t want to sit here waiting to die�. Many people towards end of life want their palliative care to continue to be rehabilitative as well as supportive, yet no study to formally evaluate the effectiveness of a patient-centred palliative rehabilitation program has been conducted in Australia. This study aims to identify patient and carer-centred rehabilitation goals such as independence in self care, and develop, trial and evaluate a rehabilitation program to address these goals. The program would be transfer stage conditions such as cancer, cardiac or renal failure.Read moreRead less