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
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