Assessing the implementation and effectiveness of early integrated palliative care in long-term care facilities in France: an interventional mixed-methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Majority of residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) have limited and delayed access to palliative care even though many suffer from incurable chronic illnesses that will likely require the provision of palliative care. We present the study protocol of "PADI-Palli", an intervention aims to advance early integrated palliative care into standard care delivered in LTCF. This study will assess the effectiveness of early integrated palliative care on palliative care accessibility for older persons in LTCF, and identify the key factors for the successful implementation of early integrated palliative care and its sustainability in the LTCF context.

Methods

This multicentre interventional study utilises a pragmatic research design with a convergent parallel mixed-met

SUBMITTER: Bagaragaza E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10077649 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature