Evaluation of person-centeredness in nursing homes after a palliative care intervention: pre- and post-test experimental design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The needs of care based on palliative principles are stressed for all people with progressive and/or life-limiting conditions, regardless of age and the place in which care is provided. Person-centred palliative care strives to make the whole person visible and prioritizes the satisfaction of spiritual, existential, social, and psychological needs to the same extent as physical needs. However, person-centred palliative care for older persons in nursing homes seems to be sparse, possibly because staff in nursing homes do not have sufficient knowledge, skills, and training in managing symptoms and other aspects of palliative care.

Methods

This study aimed to evaluate whether an educational intervention had any effect on the staff's perception of providing person-cen

SUBMITTER: Bokberg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543575 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature