Testing models of care for terminally ill people who live alone at home: Is a randomised controlled trial the best approach?

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Testing models of care for terminally ill people who live alone at home: Is a randomised controlled trial the best approach?

This project implemented and evaluated two models of care for terminally ill people living alone at home: installing personal alarms (PA) and providing extra care aide (CA) support. The primary aim was to assess the feasibility of using a randomised controlled trial (RCT) approach with this group. A...

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Main Authors:	Aoun, Samar, O'Connor, Moira, Breen, Lauren, Deas, Kathy, Skett, K.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2013
Online Access:	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hsc.12002/epdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49339

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