Vulnerability at the end of life: Australian veterans requiring home-based palliative care O'Connor, Margaret, Brennan, Bronwyn, Bloomer, Melissa J. and Shimoinaba, Kaori 2014, Vulnerability at the end of life: Australian veterans requiring home-based palliative care, Home health care management & practice, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 134-140, doi: 10.1177/1084822313514978. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Vulnerability at the end of life: Australian veterans requiring home-based palliative care Author(s) O'Connor, Margaret Brennan, Bronwyn Bloomer, Melissa J. orcid.org/0000-0003-1170-3951 Shimoinaba, Kaori Journal name Home health care management & practice Volume number 26 Issue number 3 Start page 134 End page 140 Total pages 6 Publisher Sage Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2014-08 ISSN 1084-8223 1552-6739 Keyword(s) veteran end of life (EOL) home care palliative care posttraumatic stress disorder mental health Summary In Australia, veterans are a vulnerable group, because of ageing, and high rates of chronic or life-threatening illnesses and poor mental health .This retrospective pilot study explored the home-based palliative care needs of veterans as they face the end of their life, compared to non-veterans. Medical records of ten deceased veterans and ten non-veterans in a home-based palliative care service were analyzed both for demographic data, and qualitative content. Veterans had significantly more comorbidities and were older at death. Qualitative data indicated common concerns, including the role of families and practical aspects of care. Some differences were found between veterans and non-veterans in their end-of-life care requirements. More awareness of veterans’ status may assist in care more tailored to their specific needs. Language eng DOI 10.1177/1084822313514978 Field of Research 1110 Nursing Socio Economic Objective 920211 Palliative Care HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, Sage Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30081898 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Nursing and Midwifery Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Sun, 06 Mar 2016, 10:39:59 EST Mon, 07 Mar 2016, 04:00:37 EST Mon, 07 Mar 2016, 07:25:06 EST Tue, 15 Mar 2016, 05:09:22 EST Thu, 23 Jun 2016, 12:16:56 EST Thu, 23 Jun 2016, 12:19:39 EST Wed, 09 Nov 2016, 11:44:07 EST Tue, 06 Feb 2018, 10:03:31 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 133 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Sun, 06 Mar 2016, 10:39:59 EST

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