Nursing management of people experiencing homelessness at the end of life.

This article discusses what is understood by the concept of 'homelessness' and examines the barriers to accessing effective healthcare for people who are homeless and have life-limiting conditions. The authors review the research into end of life care for people experiencing homelessness and identify areas for further investigation, notably the lack of evidence regarding the end of life care priorities of these individuals. There is a focus on the availability of healthcare services for people who are homeless at the end of life, as well as the factors that should be considered if evidence-based healthcare services for this group of people are to be improved in the future.
PMID: 29488729 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Nursing Standard - February 28, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Ann Webb W, Mitchell T, Nyatanga B, Snelling P Tags: Nurs Stand Source Type: research