The role of food as part of person-centred palliative care: An exploratory ethnographic study
To improve care, we first recommend addressing communication gaps by equipping palliative care providers with the skills they need to have difficult conversations about food. Secondly, we recommend that providers work closely with the food services department to ensure that they are aware of the unique needs of palliative care patients and help them identify areas where addressing unmet needs is aligned with quality improvement initiatives to accelerate change for patients and caregivers.
Authors
- Peter G. Lawlor
- Victoria Wicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1069-2461)
- Wenshan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2572-4227)
- Krystal Kehoe MacLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3029-755X)
- Danielle Caissie
- Justin Yeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7230-149X)
- S. Craig Philip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8624-8420)
- Montana Warbrick
- Khajadour Bandk
- Alexandria Hector
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Food and Nutrition Service (US)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Saint-Vincent Hospital (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Care and Social Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524251364281
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00