"We need time, a great know-how and security for patients to always be there in time”: a qualitative study on factors distinguishing General from Specialized Palliative Home Care
Our results provide the basis for a clearer definition of GPHC and SPHC and contribute to identifying factors for a transferal between the two services to provide best care for the patient. Distinguishing (sub)factors revealed challenges and short-term solutions. Providing (financial) incentives to guarantee time and availability in General Palliative Home Care would lead to more effective care.
Authors
- Roman Rolke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-8574)
- Nadine Scholten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-7745)
- Raymond Voltz
- Melanie Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0130-3348)
- Lukas Radbruch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9526-396X)
- Julia Strupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3135-2693)
- Kim Dillen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0270-3338)
- Martin Hellmich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5174-928X)
- Holger Pfaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-6575)
- Michaela Hesse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-8513)
- Ingo Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8515-8285)
- Norbert Krumm
- Christian Rietz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7057-4937)
- Regina M. Fink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-4319)
- Holger Brunsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7450-4541)
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Integrated Oncology (United States) (US)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12258-y
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Köln
- Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss