Preferred Place of Death-A Study of 2 Specialist Community Palliative Care Services in Australia.

Choice and preference are fundamental to person-centered care and supporting personal choice at the end of life should be a priority. This study analyzed the relationship between a person's preferred place of death and other individual variables that might influence their actual place of death by examining the activity of 2 specialist community palliative care services in Australia. This was a cross-sectional study of 2353 people who died between 01 August 2016-31 August 2018; 81% died in their preferred place.

Economic and clinical outcomes of the nurse practitioner-led Sydney Adventist Hospital Community Palliative Care Service.

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the clinical, economic and personal impacts of the nurse practitioner-led Sydney Adventist Hospital Community Palliative Care Service (SanCPCS) Methods Parallel economic analysis of usual care was conducted prospectively with patients from the enhanced SanCPCS. A convenient retrospective sample from the initial service was used to determine the impact of the enhanced service on patient care. A time series survey was used with patients and carers from within the expanded service group in order to measure patient outcomes and values as they approached death.

A nurse practitioner-led community palliative care service in Australia.

Background: Patients want community-based palliative care, but there was no continuity of care for patients at the Sydney Adventist Hospital to receive palliative and end-of-life care within a community setting. A nurse practitioner (NP)-led community palliative care service was developed.

Aims: To present the background, design, function, and essential elements of the Sydney Adventist Hospital Community Palliative Care Service (SanCPCS).