Specialist palliative care professionals’ views on access to their services for people with dementia

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dc.check.date2025-04-25en
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dc.contributor.authorCronin, Lisaen
dc.contributor.authorO’Shea, Emmaen
dc.contributor.authorFox, Siobhánen
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-04T08:27:01Z
dc.date.available2024-07-04T08:27:01Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-25en
dc.description.abstractBackground: In Ireland and around the world populations are ageing, contributing to an increase in the number of people living with dementia. Dementia is a life-limiting condition and evidence suggests that people with dementia would benefit from specialist palliative care (SPC) input. There is ongoing investigation into how people with dementia access the services they need at the right time. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore how people with dementia access SPC services in a region in the Mid-West of Ireland, from the perspectives of key healthcare workers linked to the service. Methods: Semi-structured qualitative interviews (n=10) were conducted with healthcare professionals involved in the referral process of accessing SPC input, including consultants, specialist registrars, clinical nurse managers and an assistant director of nursing. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Overall four main themes were identified from the data: Capacity for providing SPC services to people with dementia; Appropriate Referrals and Recognising Need; Inadequate volume and inequitable geographical distribution of dementia services; Service integration and inter-professional collaboration. The underlying premise was the disease trajectory of dementia and a changing model of care. Conclusion: A needs assessment rather than a diagnosis is the referral process that underpins access to SPC for people with dementia. However, there is little consensus on ‘grey’ areas within this process and some SPC professionals may be less comfortable with treating patients with dementia. A different model of care is needed.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationCronin, L., O’Shea, E. and Fox, S. (2024) 'Specialist palliative care professionals’ views on access to their services for people with dementia', Progress in Palliative Care, 32(3), pp. 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/09699260.2024.2339086en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09699260.2024.2339086en
dc.identifier.eissn1743-291Xen
dc.identifier.endpage188en
dc.identifier.issn0969-9260en
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleProgress in Palliative Careen
dc.identifier.startpage183en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16093
dc.identifier.volume32en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rights© 2024, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an item published by Taylor & Francis in Progress in Palliative Care on 25 April 2024, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/09699260.2024.2339086en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectSpecialist palliative careen
dc.subjectDementiaen
dc.subjectNeeds assessmenten
dc.subjectReferralen
dc.titleSpecialist palliative care professionals’ views on access to their services for people with dementiaen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue3en
oaire.citation.volume32en
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