Implementing the compassion intervention, a model for integrated care for people with advanced dementia towards the end of life in nursing homes: a naturalistic feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many people with dementia die in nursing homes, but quality of care may be suboptimal. We developed the theory-driven 'Compassion Intervention' to enhance end-of-life care in advanced dementia.

Objectives

To (1) understand how the Intervention operated in nursing homes in different health economies; (2) collect preliminary outcome data and costs of an interdisciplinary care leader (ICL) to facilitate the Intervention; (3) check the Intervention caused no harm.

Design

A naturalistic feasibility study of Intervention implementation for 6 months.

Settings

Two nursing homes in northern London, UK.

Participants

Thirty residents with advanced dementia were assessed of whom nine were recruited for data collection; four of these residents' family memb

SUBMITTER: Moore KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5541605 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature