TY - JOUR
T1 - Continuity of care during end of life
T2 - An evolutionary concept analysis
AU - D'Angelo, Daniela
AU - Mastroianni, Chiara
AU - Hammer, J. Marilyn
AU - Piredda, Michela
AU - Vellone, Ercole
AU - Alvaro, Rosaria
AU - De Marinis, Maria Grazia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify the concept of continuity of care during the end of life with a focus on the patient's perspective. Methods: Rodgers' method of evolutionary concept analysis was used. The analysis was based on literature published in English in the databases Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Medline, and PsycINFO. Findings: Analysis revealed that the continuity at life's end is a dynamic process that depends on the interaction among patients, families, and providers, and is strictly interwoven with the patient's time perception. Conclusion: This analysis showed the complexities surrounding the patient's experience of continuity at life's end. Implication for Nursing: Nurses can benefit from a deeper understanding of the patient's experience, both theoretically and in practice.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify the concept of continuity of care during the end of life with a focus on the patient's perspective. Methods: Rodgers' method of evolutionary concept analysis was used. The analysis was based on literature published in English in the databases Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Medline, and PsycINFO. Findings: Analysis revealed that the continuity at life's end is a dynamic process that depends on the interaction among patients, families, and providers, and is strictly interwoven with the patient's time perception. Conclusion: This analysis showed the complexities surrounding the patient's experience of continuity at life's end. Implication for Nursing: Nurses can benefit from a deeper understanding of the patient's experience, both theoretically and in practice.
KW - Concept analysis
KW - Continuity of patient care
KW - End of life
KW - Palliative care
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U2 - 10.1111/2047-3095.12041
DO - 10.1111/2047-3095.12041
M3 - Article
C2 - 24898036
AN - SCOPUS:84927796834
SN - 2047-3087
VL - 26
SP - 80
EP - 89
JO - International journal of nursing knowledge
JF - International journal of nursing knowledge
IS - 2
ER -