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Nurs Open. 2020 Apr 22;7(4):1260-1268. doi: 10.1002/nop2.503. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Barriers to home-based palliative care in people with cancer: A qualitative study of the perspective of caregivers.

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Hadi Hassankhani, Azad Rahmani, Amy Best, Fariba Taleghani, Zohreh Sanaat, Javad Dehghannezhad

Affiliations

  1. Center of Qualitative Studies School of Nursing and Midwifery Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
  2. Medical-Surgical Department Nursing & Midwifery Faculty Tabriz Iran.
  3. Medical Education Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
  4. Campus Teacher Acute Care School of Nursing Massey University Wellington New Zealand.
  5. Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran.
  6. Department of Hematology and Oncology Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
  7. Hematology and Oncology Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
  8. Nursing and Midwifery Faculty Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.

PMID: 32587746 PMCID: PMC7308678 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.503

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the barriers to home-based palliative care for cancer patients from professional caregivers' experiences.

DESIGN: A qualitative study.

METHOD: This is a descriptive-qualitative study carried out in the community-based care. Twenty-three participants took part in this study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews.

RESULTS: Data analysis led to the identification of three category of barriers including the lack of instructions (the lack of clinical practice guidelines, the ambiguity of tariffs and the lack of insurance coverage), family desperation (family views of prognosis, distrust and poverty) and lack of professionalism (limited knowledge, the use of amateur nurses and siloed care). Developing a care protocol and providing resources support contribute to the development of home-based palliative care. Moreover, the education of families and training courses for nurses must be fostered.

© 2020 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords: barriers; cancer; care; home; nurses; nursing; palliative

Conflict of interest statement

All authors have no conflicts of interest.

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