Quality end-of-life care in long-term care facilities:Service providers' perspective
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01/06/2004
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The goal of this project was to provide guidance on what constitutes quality end-of-life care in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Seventy-nine direct care providers from six LTC facilities participated in 12 focus groups. The focus group discussions examined what made the difference between a "good" death and a "bad" death, and what changes in LTC would improve the care of dying residents. Analyses of the focus group data revealed six themes that contribute to quality end-of-life care in LTC facilities: responding to resident needs, creating a homelike environment, supports for families, providing quality care processes, recognizing death as a significant event, and having sufficient institutional resources. These findings challenge policy makers and providers to consider how to normalize life and death in LTC facilities. |
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eng |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
Fonte |
Brazil , K , McAiney , C , Caron-O'brien , M , Kelley , M L , O'Krafka , P & Sturdy-Smith , C 2004 , ' Quality end-of-life care in long-term care facilities : Service providers' perspective ' Journal of Palliative Care , vol 20 , no. 2 , pp. 85-92 . |
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article |