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Evaluation of Preferred Place of Care (PPC): Towards Quality Improvement

Principal Investigator: Dr Iris Cohen Fineberg, Lancaster University
Research Associate: Katrina Stengel
Dept/Research Groups: International Observatory on End of Life Care, Institute for Health Research
Funder: Dimbleby Cancer Care Research Fund
Timescale: September 2007 – February 2009.

Summary of the project

This is a qualitative study aimed at understanding the experiences of people who have used PPC. Interviews will be conducted with cancer patients, family members of cancer patients, and health care providers who have initiated PPC with cancer patients. Qualitative data analysis will be used to explore the experiences of these PPC users.

Contact: Iris Cohen Fineberg, PhD, MSW
Division of Health Research, Bowland Tower East, School of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YT
Tel: +44 (0)1524 593015
Email: i.fineberg@lancaster.ac.uk

Evaluation of Preferred Place for Care (PPC): Towards quality improvement

This evaluation study examines patient, family member and health care professional perspectives on the Preferred Priorities for Care (PPC; formerly, Preferred Place of Care) document.

(School of Health and Medicine, Lancashire University)

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