Nursing home staff's perspective on end-of-life care of German nursing home residents: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing homes are becoming more important for end-of-life care. Within the industrialised world, Germany is among the countries with the most end-of-life hospitalizations in nursing home residents. To improve end-of-life care, investigation in the status quo is required. The objective was to gain a better understanding of the perspectives of nursing home staff on the current situation of end-of-life care in Germany.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted as a postal survey among a random sample of 1069 German nursing homes in 2019. The survey was primarily addressed to nursing staff management. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Staff was asked to rate different items regarding common practices and potential deficits of end-of-life care on a 5-

SUBMITTER: Strautmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6942381 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature