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Table 6 All concordance lines for “complex(ity) in hospice discharge letter corpus

From: Communication of palliative care needs in discharge letters from hospice providers to primary care: a multisite sequential explanatory mixed methods study

and upper thoracic spinal metastases,

complex

and difficult to assess mixed somatic and

of discharge home or to hospital based

complex

care and he chose to go home. [PATIENT]

home placement. He has significant and

complex

care needs including non-invasive ventilation

care home and of hospital-based continuing

complex

care were both discussed but [PATIENT]

Hospice – currently twice a week due to

complexity

. Community Palliative Care Team: Future

admitted for symptom control. Presents with

complex

neuropathic pain secondary to local invasion

his sister’s but in view of the

complexity

of his medicines and previous anxiety

I have advised [PATIENT] that given the

complexity

of issues related to his symptoms, that

to the hospice from PLACE for: 1.

Complex

pain control- Neuropathic pain in left arm

anatomy of his metastatic cancer he has

complex

pain. His pain is in his upper back

was admitted to the [HOSPICE] for

complex

pain management and low mood. [PATIENT]

problems during this admission: 1. Pain:

complex

pain management. [PATIENT] is focused

treatments, interventions [PATIENT] has

complex

pain which is long standing and difficult to

cream. 5. Pain — from recent fall, OA,

complex

regional pain syndrome. We tried [PATIENT]

be eligible for fast-track funding due to

complex

symptoms and recent deterioration. This

home today [DATE] and due to his

complexity

we decided as a team to hold his