Psychosocial burdens in palliative care - a longitudinal cohort study in nursing homes and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Germany, palliative care in nursing homes is becoming increasingly important. Simultaneously, nursing homes are particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to their vulnerable residents leading to increased burdens for nursing staff. Although a separate unit for palliative care may not be present in nursing homes as it is in, e.g., hospitals, palliative care occupies a large portion of the workday in nursing homes. As no study addressing this topic could be found, this study focused on the research questions of how the psychosocial burdens faced by nursing staff in palliative care have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and how those burdens differ from the psychosocial burdens encountered in general care.

Methods

Basen on a longitudinal cohort study

SUBMITTER: Bußmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612279 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature