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'Who cares and what matters?': exploring end of life priorities of homeless adults in the UK

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Webb, W.A., Mitchell, Theresa, Nyatanga, Brian and Snelling, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9781-0784 (2017) 'Who cares and what matters?': exploring end of life priorities of homeless adults in the UK. In: Marie Curie Research Conference 2017. (Unpublished)

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Background People experiencing homelessness consistently fail to access palliative care services (Care Quality Commission 2016) and while there is much in the literature surrounding the barriers to appropriate health care (Hudson et al 2016), their specific needs and wishes remain poorly understood by health care professionals (Care Quality Commission 2016). This study aims to bridge the gap in knowledge.

The research question The central question is ‘What matters most to homeless people in the UK as they consider end of life?’.

Aim of study The aim of this interpretive phenomenological study is to explore the end of life priorities of a sample of homeless adults in the United Kingdom.

Methodology This qualitative PhD project is a phenomenological study underpinned by the philosophy of French phenomenologist, Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Data is being collected through in-depth, semi-structured, audio-recorded 1:1 interviews with homeless adults across several UK counties. Interviews are taking place at staffed centres providing services for older homeless adults. Data is being analysed iteratively using thematic analysis.

Results This PhD is a work in progress. Early findings will be shared.

Conclusion It will not yet be possible to draw full conclusions from preliminary data. However, a deeper understanding of preferences and priorities will assist commissioners and healthcare professionals to plan and provide relevant palliative care services address the problem of homeless people dying without adequate support and with very little dignity or choice.

A Research Scholarship from the Florence Nightingale Foundation has part-funded this PhD.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Additional Information:	Abstract for a poster presentation at the Marie Curie Research Conference, 2017. Webb WA, Mitchell T, Nyatanga B, et al42 ’Who cares and what matters?’: exploring end of life priorities of homeless adults in the UK. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2017;7:A363.
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	homelessness, palliative care services, homeless adults, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, end of life care
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Nursing and Midwifery
Related URLs:	https://spcare.bmj.com/content/7/3/A363.... http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/9924/
Depositing User:	Theresa Mitchell
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2020 15:33
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2020 17:14
URI:	https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9940

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