A reassuring presence: An evaluation of Bradford District Hospice at Home service

BMC Palliative Care

Table 2 Summary of results from questionnaire to District Nurses

	Yes		No		Total
Question	N	%	N	%
Setting up the Package
Q1. Did you set up the initial package of care?	296	58	212	42	508
Q2. Were the hospice at home team involved in the initial planning of care?	399	82	86	18	485
Q3. Did hospice at home Team change input of care package?	222	45	267	55	489
Shared approach to care/Communication
Q4. Do you feel that you contributed to the design of care?	486	97	17	3	503
Q5. Evidence of a shared approach?	463	95	26	5	489
Q6. Were you kept updated by hospice at home?	436	90	47	10	483
Q7. Was the care package delivered as you understood it would be?	453	93	35	7	488
Levels of support
Q9. Was your perception that the family coped well with the level of support offered?	413	88	57	12	470
Q11. Could you have supported the patient to die at home without hospice at home?	102	23	333	77	435
Impact on district nurse workload
Q12. Did supporting the patient at home cause undue strain on the District Nurse team?	157	38	253	62	410
Place of death
Q10. Death at home?	404	86	67	14	471
Was the place of death the appropriate one?	450	97	14	3	464

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