<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Goodridge, D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Duggleby, W.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Using a Quality Framework to Assess Rural Palliative Care</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Palliative Care</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Caregivers</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">conigley r, 2000, v6, p80</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">death</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">discharge</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">end-of-life care</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">health-care</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ilfatrick s, 1999, v5, p215</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ilfatrick s, 2000, v6, p32</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">indicators</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">life cancer care</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Palliative Care</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">patient</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">place</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">preferences</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">quality of care</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">rbes d, 2004, v9, p227</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">rster j, 2004, v170, p345</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rural Health</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">transitions intervention</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fal</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%"><Go to ISI>://WOS:000293483500002</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">26</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">141-150</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0825-8597</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">English</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Introduction: High-quality palliative care may remain out of reach for rural people who are dying. The purpose of this study was to explore the opportunities and issues affecting the provision of high-quality palliative care from the perspective of nurses employed in two rural health regions. Method: Using an interpretive descriptive design, focus groups and in-depth individual interviews of 44 nurses were conducted. Results: Descriptions of challenges and opportunities fell into three themes: effectiveness and safety, patient-centredness, and efficiency and timeliness. Patient-centredness was seen as a major strength of rural palliative care. Major challenges included provision of adequate symptom management and support of home deaths. The scarcity of health human resources and the negative impact these shortages had on all dimensions of palliative care quality consistently underpinned the discussions. Conclusion: Implementing outcome measurements related to symptom management and home deaths may be a critical foundation for enhancing the quality of rural palliative care.</style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">WOS:000293483500002</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ISI Document Delivery No.: 802BETimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 54Cited References:      Hallenbeck J, 2006, V21, P1005Goodridge, Donna Duggleby, WendySaskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF)The authors gratefully acknowledge funding received for this study from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF). We also wish to thank the staff members who so willingly shared their experiences with us and the anonymous reviewers who provided helpful comments. This study was a component of a larger one funded by a SHRF New Investigator Establishment Grant. The authors wish to express their appreciation to Sheena Walls-Ingram and the staff in the participating health regions for their contribution to this project.Centre recherche institut univ geriatrie montrealMontreal</style></notes><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Goodridge, D (reprint author), Univ Saskatchewan, Coll Nursing, 107 Wiggins Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7T 5E5, Canada[Goodridge, D] Univ Saskatchewan, Coll Nursing, Saskatoon, SK S7T 5E5, Canada [Duggleby, W] Univ Alberta, Fac Nursing, Edmonton, AB, Canadadonna.goodridge@usask.ca</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>