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Client, caregiver, and provider perspectives of safety in palliative home care: a mixed method design.

Lang A, Toon L, Cohen SR, et al. Client, caregiver, and provider perspectives of safety in palliative home care: a mixed method design. Safety Health. 2015;1(1):3. doi:10.1186/2056-5917-1-3.

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December 4, 2016
Lang A, Toon L, Cohen SR, et al. Safety Health. 2015;1(1):3.
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This qualitative study of palliative care recipients, family caregivers, and paid home health staff found that they conceive of safety as encompassing emotional as well as functional safety, and they accept some risk in order to remain in the home environment. This work emphasizes the need for setting-specific patient engagement to tailor safety efforts.

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Lang A, Toon L, Cohen SR, et al. Client, caregiver, and provider perspectives of safety in palliative home care: a mixed method design. Safety Health. 2015;1(1):3. doi:10.1186/2056-5917-1-3.