Palliative care organization and staffing models in residential hospices: Which makes the difference?

Background: The number of patients using palliative care services, particularly residential hospices, is increasing. Policymakers are urging these services to reflect on the most effective organizational strategies for meeting patients' complex care needs.

Aim: To analyze the predictive power of staffing, structure and process indicators towards optimal control of patients' clinically significant symptoms over time.

[The management of pain, delirium and dyspnea at home: a proposal for management algorithms].

. The management of pain delirium and dyspnea at home: a proposal for management algorithms. The project "E-health, advanced nursing care for the cancer patient at home" includes the implementation of an app (and the evaluation of the feasibility of its use) but the core aspect is the availability of a group of nurses able to prevent and answer the needs of the palliative care patients.

Prevalence, incidence and associated factors of pressure injuries in hospices: A multicentre prospective longitudinal study.

Background: Patients in palliative care are the population cohort that most frequently develop pressure injuries, severely impacting their quality of life. Data from prospective studies on the prevalence and incidence of pressure injuries in hospices are lacking.

Aim: To describe the point prevalence and cumulative incidence of pressure injuries in patients admitted to residential hospices, and to analyze their predictive factors over time.

Intensity of Integrated Primary and Specialist Home-Based Palliative Care for Chronic Diseases in Northeast Italy and Its Impact on End-of-Life Hospital Access.

Background: Hospital admissions at the end of life (EOL) represent an established indicator of poor quality of care.

Objective: To examine the impact of intensity of integrated primary and specialist home-based palliative care for chronic diseases (HPCCD) plans of care on EOL hospital access.

Methods: Retrospective population-based study using linked mortality, hospitalization, and home care data.