Hospice care delivery system requirements.

Background: Hospice care is a perceived need in the Iranian health system.

Aim: This qualitative study is explaining the stakeholders' perception of what is required to develop a hospice care system for patients living with cancer in Iran.

Methods: A total of 21 participants (specialists, policymakers, healthcare providers, cancer patients and family caregivers) were selected through purposeful sampling and interviewed in-depth in 2020.

Developing a Model for the Establishment of the Hospice Care Delivery System for Iranian Adult Patients With Cancer.

Introduction: Making appropriate plans for the provision of hospice care is considered a perceived need in the Iranian health system. The current study aimed to develop a model for establishing hospice care delivery system for the adult patients with cancer.

Materials And Methods: This study is part (data of the third and fourth phases) of a larger study that has been done in four phases.