Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospice and palliative care in nursing homes-A qualitative study from a multiperspective view.

ABSTRACT: In Germany, nursing homes are characterised by challenging conditions for adequately supporting residents at their end of life, which have even amplified due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article therefore analyses how hospice and palliative care in nursing homes has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the pandemic has affected residents, relatives and employees. Semi-structured interviews with employees, residents and relatives were conducted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two nursing homes in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In a pre-post comparison, data were qualitatively evaluated using content analysis according to Mayring. Shifts, congruities and discrepancies in challenges in hospice and palliative care were identified between T0 and T1. Due to contact restric

SUBMITTER: Bußmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10553271 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature