Clinical Case Reports (Jul 2022)

Implications of end‐of‐life home care compared with hospital‐based care during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A case report

  • Ryo Sakamoto,
  • Divya Bhandari,
  • Makoto Yoshida,
  • Hirotomo Miyatake,
  • Makoto Kosaka,
  • Akihiko Ozaki,
  • Tetsuya Tanimoto,
  • Masahiro Kami

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5806
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 7
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Restriction on hospital visits for COVID‐19 infection control continues to have a significant negative impact on patients and their families. For a patient receiving palliative care, this social isolation may deteriorate their mental health. In such situations, home care could be a viable solution to this problem.

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