Preoperative palliative care: A conceptual framework

Preoperative Palliative Care: A Conceptual Framework

511 Sir, What is the surgery? Asked the preanaesthetic checkup (PAC) doctor. Surgery! I don't know-replied Mani (name changed) in a whispered voice which was more like a whim with an element of surprise to it. When did you come to know of Cancer? While mindlessly turning the pages of his file, the doctor (D) asked again. Cancer! Do I have one? This time, the element of surprise overwhelmed the ...

Palliative Care Policy Analysis in Iran: A Conceptual Model

Background Palliative care programs are rapidly evolving for patients with life-threatening illnesses. Increased and earlier access for facilities is a subject of growing importance in health services, policy, and research. Aim This study was conducted to explain stakeholders' perceptions of the factors affecting the design of such a palliative care system and its policy analysis. Methodolo...

Developing rural palliative care: validating a conceptual model.

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this research was to validate a conceptual model for developing palliative care in rural communities. This model articulates how local rural healthcare providers develop palliative care services according to four sequential phases. The model has roots in concepts of community capacity development, evolves from collaborative, generalist rural practice, and utilizes ex...

A Conceptual Framework for Quality of Care

Despite extensive research on defining and measuring health care quality, little attention has been given to different stakeholders' perspectives of high-quality health care services. The main purpose of this study was to explore the attributes of quality healthcare in the Iranian context. Exploratory in-depth individual and focus group interviews were conducted with key healthcare stakeholders...

"Quality" in medical care: a conceptual framework.