Implementing advance care planning in nursing homes - study protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Close to half of all deaths in Norway occur in nursing homes, which signals a need for good communication on end-of-life care. Advance care planning (ACP) is one means to that end, but in Norwegian nursing homes, ACP is not common. This paper describes the protocol of a project evaluating an ACP-intervention in Norwegian nursing homes. The aims of this research project were to promote the possibility for conversations about the end of life with patients and relatives; promote patient autonomy; create a better foundation for important decisions in the case of medical emergencies and at the end of life; and gain experiences in order to find out what characterizes good ACP and good implementation strategies.

Methods/design

This study was a mixed method study includin

SUBMITTER: Sævareid TJL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6090595 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature