Quality of life of older persons in nursing homes after the implementation of a knowledge-based palliative care intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The goals of palliative care are to relieve suffering and promote quality of life. Palliative care for older persons has been less prioritised than palliative care for younger people with cancer, which may lead to unnecessary suffering and decreased quality of life at the final stage of life.

Aim

To evaluate whether a palliative care intervention had any influence on the perceived quality of life of older persons (≥65 years).

Methods

This study was conducted as a complex intervention performed with an experimental crossover design. The intervention was implemented in 20 nursing homes, with a six-month intervention period in each nursing home. Twenty-three older persons (≥65 years) in the intervention group and 29 in the control group were interviewed using

SUBMITTER: Bokberg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6900068 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature