National strategy for palliative care of severely ill and dying people and their relatives in pandemics (PallPan) in Germany - study protocol of a mixed-methods project

Abstract Background In the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, general and specialist Palliative Care (PC) plays an essential role in health care, contributing to symptom control, psycho-social support, and providing support in complex decision making. Numbers of COVID-19 related deaths have recently increased dem...

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Main Authors: C. Bausewein, F. Hodiamont, N. Berges, A. Ullrich, C. Gerlach, K. Oechsle, B. Pauli, J. Weber, S. Stiel, N. Schneider, N. Krumm, R. Rolke, C. Gebel, M. Jansky, F. Nauck, U. Wedding, B. van Oorschot, C. Roch, L. Werner, M. Fischer, M. Schallenburger, M. C. Reuters, J. Schwartz, M. Neukirchen, A. Gülay, K. Maus, B. Jaspers, L. Radbruch, M. Heckel, I. Klinger, C. Ostgathe, U. Kriesen, C. Junghanß, E. Lehmann, D. Gesell, S. Gauder, C. Boehlke, G. Becker, A. Pralong, J. Strupp, C. Leisse, K. Schloesser, R. Voltz, N. Jung, S. T. Simon, for the PallPan Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00898-w