Effects of facilitated family case conferencing for advanced dementia: A cluster randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Palliative care planning for nursing home residents with advanced dementia is often suboptimal. This study compared effects of facilitated case conferencing (FCC) with usual care (UC) on end-of-life care.

Methods

A two arm parallel cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted. The sample included people with advanced dementia from 20 Australian nursing homes and their families and professional caregivers. In each intervention nursing home (n = 10), Palliative Care Planning Coordinators (PCPCs) facilitated family case conferences and trained staff in person-centred palliative care for 16 hours per week over 18 months. The primary outcome was family-rated quality of end-of-life care (End-of-Life Dementia [EOLD] Scales). Secondary outcomes included nurse-rated E

SUBMITTER: Agar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5546584 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature