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Inspired by the 3 Wishes Project, the Good Wishes Project (GWP) facilitates granting wishes to individuals experiencing homelessness and receiving palliative care with a goal of enhancing comfort and personalizing the end-of-life experience.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The main objective of this study was to elicit provider perspectives on the utility of the GWP in the delivery of end-of-life care to a population of homeless and vulnerably housed individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>For this qualitative study, GWP client information and wish data were collected anonymously and analyzed quantitatively and descriptively. Semistructured interviews were conducted with health and social service professionals who cared for GWP clients. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed through qualitative content analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      At the time of evaluation, there were a total of 27 clients in the GWP. At 14 months after the project's launch, 40 wishes had been made, 24 of which had been granted. Wishes were classified into five categories: basic necessities, end-of-life preparations, personal connections, paying-it-forward, and leisure. From the provider perspective (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20097), the project was found to have utility in three main domains: establishing and enhancing connection, satisfying basic needs, and promoting person-centered care.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The GWP is a promising psychosocial intervention in providing quality palliative care to individuals experiencing homelessness, whose lives have largely been burdened with hardship and marginalization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/pmr.2020.0006","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,20]],"date-time":"2020-11-20T13:03:27Z","timestamp":1605877407000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The Good Wishes Project: An End-of-Life Intervention for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"1","author":[{"given":"Alissa","family":"Tedesco","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Inner City Health Associates, Toronto, Ontario, Canada."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Leslie","family":"Shanks","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Inner City Health Associates, Toronto, Ontario, Canada."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Naheed","family":"Dosani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Inner City Health Associates, Toronto, Ontario, Canada."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_6_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"311","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amepre.2005.06.017","article-title":"Interventions to improve the health of the homeless: A systematic review","volume":"29","author":"Hwang SW","year":"2005","unstructured":"Hwang SW, , Tolomiczenko G, , Kouyoumdjian FG, et al.: Interventions to improve the health of the homeless: A systematic review. 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