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Can NP- and Social Worker-Led Palliative Care Reduce Acute Care Utilization in Hospital Medicine?
An embedded hospital primary palliative care (HPPC) model led by social workers and nurse practitioners (NPs) was associated with lower ICU use and shorter hospital stays than referral-based specialty palliative care (SPC) in patients with serious illness.
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Interventions to improve quality of life for informal caregivers of people with dementia nearing the end of life: a meta‐review and system‐based logic model
Background: Informal caregivers play a critical role in supporting people with dementia nearing the end of life and are at risk of stress, burden and depression.
