Quality of dying and quality of end-of-life care of nursing home residents in six countries: An epidemiological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing homes are among the most common places of death in many countries.

Aim

To determine the quality of dying and end-of-life care of nursing home residents in six European countries.

Design

Epidemiological survey in a proportionally stratified random sample of nursing homes. We identified all deaths of residents of the preceding 3-month period. Main outcomes: quality of dying in the last week of life (measured using End-of-Life in Dementia Scales - Comfort Assessment while Dying (EOLD-CAD)); quality of end-of-life care in the last month of life (measured using Quality of Dying in Long-Term Care (QoD-LTC) scale). Higher scores indicate better quality.

Setting/participants

Three hundred and twenty-two nursing homes in Belgium, Finland, Italy, the N

SUBMITTER: Pivodic L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6238165 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature