Nurses’, Patients’, and Family Carers’ Views of Energy Hardship and Palliative Home Care in Ireland: A Mixed-Methods Examination
Raising awareness of energy hardship among health care staff is crucial, focusing on at-risk populations and available interventions. Educational training for staff is key to help staff identify and address energy hardship, framing support as a health right. A standardized information pack and self-assessment tool are needed, and nurses should encourage patients to apply for support that may be available, such as registering as medically vulnerable with energy suppliers.
Authors
- Patricia A. Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2650-0970)
- Peter May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-6500)
- Muireann Prendergast
- Martina Gooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1499-3472)
- Mary Rabbitte
- Ciaran Barry
- Mary Nevin
- Suzanne Denieffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0238-4645)
- P. Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-7210)
- Adamu Zigwai Ephraim
- Margaret Denny
- Linda Kent
Institutions
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (IE)
- University of Maribor (SI)
- Cicely Saunders International (GB)
- Technological University Dublin (IE)
- All Ireland Institute for Hospice and Palliative Care (IE)
- Dublin City University (IE)
- Waterford Institute of Technology (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seminars in Oncology Nursing
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2025.151893
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.01
Funders
- Irish Cancer Society