When should Home-visit nurses initiate end-of-life discussions for patients with Organ failure and family caregivers? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

End-of-life (EOL) discussions for organ-failure patients with family caregivers are important factors for successful EOL care. However, identifying the appropriate time to initiate these discussions is difficult owing to the unpredictability of the disease trajectory. No practical tools or clinical indicators currently exist that can help identify non-cancer patients receiving home care who need EOL discussions.

Methods

The survey was conducted from February 2020 to June 2021. To identify the appropriate time at which to initiate EOL discussions for patients with organ failure and their caregivers, we determined the time when home-visit nurses initiated EOL discussions. We interviewed 19 home-visit nurses (mean total home-visit nursing experience: 6.7 ± 5.9 years)

SUBMITTER: Asaumi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10405459 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature