Combining Best Practices and Patient, Caregiver, and Healthcare Provider Perspectives for Late-Life Supportive Care: LifeCourse. (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anderson, Eric W.; Frazer, Monica S.; Schellinger, Sandra E.
• Is Part Of: Journal of nursing administration. Volume 47:issue 11(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: Nursing services -- Administration -- Periodicals; 610.7305
• DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000542
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-0443

Abstract

Abstract : Healthcare systems seek effective ways to support and treat the growing number of individuals living with serious illness. The nature of these care episodes challenges delivery systems to attain proficiency in dealing with the multiplicity of chronic conditions in individuals and populations through understanding and attending to patients' medical and nonmedical aspects of health. This article describes LifeCourse, a healthcare approach that provides palliative care practices to patients with serious illness years prior to death.