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Reid L, Sisel G. Digital care at home: Exploring the role of smart consumer devices. Health Place 2023; 80:102961. [PMID: 36801808 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
Abstract
In-home 'smart' consumer devices such as voice assistants, doorbells, thermostats, and lightbulbs have been advocated by organisations in the UK such as the RNIB, Alzheimer Scotland, and the NHS. Yet the use of these devices, which are not purposely designed as care devices and therefore are not subject to evaluation and regulation, has been neglected in the academic literature. This paper reports on a study which examined 135 Amazon reviews of 5 'top-selling' smart devices, concluding that such devices are being used to supplement informal caring, albeit in different ways. The implications of this phenomena are necessary to consider, specifically the consequences for 'caring webs' and expectations about the future role of digital devices within the landscape of informal caring.
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Affiliation(s)
- Louise Reid
- School of Geography & Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, Irvine Building, North Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AL, UK.
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- School of Geography & Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, Irvine Building, North Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AL, UK.
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Noonan K, Rumbold B, Aoun SM. Compassionate community connectors: a distinct form of end-of-life volunteering. PROGRESS IN PALLIATIVE CARE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09699260.2022.2090051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kerrie Noonan
- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, Australia
- School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University, Kingswood, Australia
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- Public Health Palliative Care Unit, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Quintiens B, D'Eer L, Deliens L, Van den Block L, Chambaere K, De Donder L, Cohen J, Smets T. Area-Based Compassionate Communities: A systematic integrative review of existing initiatives worldwide. Palliat Med 2022; 36:422-442. [PMID: 35354413 DOI: 10.1177/02692163211067363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Area-Based Compassionate Communities are community public health interventions which focus on the role of the community in palliative care provision. They apply a set of actions based on the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which aims to increase people's control over their health. AIM To review and compare Area-Based Compassionate Communities with respect to their contextual characteristics, development processes and evaluations. DESIGN A systematic integrative review with narrative synthesis. Registered in Prospero: CRD42020173406. DATA SOURCES Five databases (Pubmed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, Embase and Scopus) were consulted, consisting of publications from 1999 onwards. This was supplemented with grey literature and author-provided documentation. RESULTS Twenty articles were drawn from the peer reviewed search, three from grey literature and two from author-provided documentation. Notwithstanding the substantial variation in what is reported, all Area-Based Compassionate Community initiatives focus on multiple action areas of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. Variability in their contextual and developmental characteristics is high. Only a minority of initiatives have been evaluated and although conclusions are generally positive, what is evaluated often does not match their aims. Attaining support from policy makers can help in obtaining funding early in the project. Strengthening people's social networks was a recurring community engagement strategy. CONCLUSIONS While the concept of Area-Based Compassionate Communities is gaining momentum as a new paradigm for the creation of palliative care capacity across society, only a handful of initiatives have been described. The lack of formal evaluations of their envisaged health benefits indicates a pressing need for rigorous research about ongoing and future initiatives.
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- Bert Quintiens
- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Adult Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Rumbold B, Aoun SM. Palliative and End-of-Life Care Service Models: To What Extent Are Consumer Perspectives Considered? Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9101286. [PMID: 34682966 PMCID: PMC8536088 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9101286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This article presents evidence found in a search of national and international literature for patient preferences concerning settings in which to receive palliative care and the appropriateness of different models of palliative care. The purpose was to inform end-of-life care policy and service development of the Western Australian Department of Health through a rapid review of the literature. It was found that consumer experience of palliative care is investigated poorly, and consumer contribution to service and policy design is limited and selective. Most patients experience a mix of settings during their illness, and evidence found by the review has more to do with qualities and values that will contribute to good end-of-life care in any location. Models of care do not make systematic use of the consumer data that are available to them, although an increasingly common theme is the need for integration of the various sources of care supporting dying people. It is equally clear that most integration models limit their attention to end-of-life care provided by health services. Transitions between settings merit further attention. We argue that models of care should take account of consumer experience not by incorporating generalised evidence but by co-creating services with local communities using a public health approach.
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- Bruce Rumbold
- Public Health Palliative Care Unit, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
- Correspondence:
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- Public Health Palliative Care Unit, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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The Relationship between Practitioners and Caregivers during a Treatment of Palliative Care: A Grounded Theory of a Challenging Collaborative Process. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18158081. [PMID: 34360374 PMCID: PMC8345580 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18158081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The possibility of coming to a “good death” is a challenging issue that crosses ethical and religious beliefs, cultural assumptions, as well as medical expertise. The provision of palliative care for relieving patients’ pain is a practice that reshapes the path to the event of death and gives form to a particular context of awareness, recalling the notion proposed by Glaser and Strauss. This decision redesigns the relationships between patients, practitioners and caregivers and introduces a new pattern of collaboration between them. Our study focuses on the implications of the collaboration between practitioners and caregivers, starting from the assumption that the latter may provide support to their loved ones and to the practitioners, but need to be supported too. We provide a qualitative analysis of this collaboration based on an empirical research that took place in four different settings of provision of palliative care, reporting the contrast between the affective engagement of caregivers and the professional approach of practitioners. We claim that this ambivalent collaboration, while embedded in contingent and incommensurable experiences, brings to the fore the broader understanding of the path to a “good death,” outlining its societal representation as a collective challenge.
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Tait P, Chakraborty A, Jones K, Tieman J. What Is the Community Pharmacists' Role in Supporting Older Australians with Palliative Care Needs? Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9050489. [PMID: 33919247 PMCID: PMC8143164 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9050489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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As the population ages, the number of older populations globally requiring palliative care is rapidly growing, requiring services of multidisciplinary teams—including community pharmacists. The aim of this study is to describe the community pharmacists’ perceived role in providing services to community dwelling older Australians receiving palliative care. Utilising an eight-domain End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) care model, a national cross-sectional questionnaire was designed and undertaken online with Australian community pharmacists. Respondents were asked questions relating to socio-demographic characteristics, practice characteristics, and scope of services provided. Of the 62 pharmacists who responded to the questionnaire, 51 were included in the final data analysis and reporting. Pharmacists working in dispensing roles made up about half of the respondents, while the remainder worked in settings such as general practice, residential aged care, or providing medication review services. Pharmacists can identify patients with indicators of poor life expectancy and mostly work with older Australians daily. Dispensing and non-dispensing pharmacists offer a range of services that complement each other. Organisations caring for the aged should consider the role of the pharmacist, in caring for people with palliative care needs, along with their carers.
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- Paul Tait
- Southern Adelaide Palliative Services, Flinders Medical Centre, SA Health, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
- Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; (A.C.); (K.J.); (J.T.)
- Correspondence:
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- Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; (A.C.); (K.J.); (J.T.)
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- Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; (A.C.); (K.J.); (J.T.)
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- Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; (A.C.); (K.J.); (J.T.)
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Bosco N, Cappellato V. Preparing for a good death? Palliative care representations in the italian public television programming. DEATH STUDIES 2021; 46:1963-1972. [PMID: 33476248 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1876788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The difficulty in accepting death is a constant that transcends differences of time and place. The literature shows that the dying is often subjected to invasive procedures with significant consequences on individual wellbeing and public health. If death is hard to accept even for the practitioners, what happens in the broader population? What narratives surround the end of life? The study focuses on the Italian context and its transformations, the public's understanding of palliative care, and the television programs dealing with hospice and palliative care aired by the Italian public broadcasting company from the 1950s to the present day.
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- Nicoletta Bosco
- Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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Public Health als kommunale Sorgekultur. Public Health 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-30377-8_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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