biostudies-literatureHeckel MDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft4527-4537https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7378108biostudies-literatureUnknown28(9)<h4>Purpose</h4>Providing high-quality care for the dying is essential in palliative care. Quality of care can be checked, compared, and improved by assessing responses from bereaved next-of-kin. The objectives of this study are to examine quality of care in the last 2 days of life of hospitalized patients considering specific aspects of their place of care.<h4>Methods</h4>The "Care of the Dying Evaluation" (CODE^™) questionnaire, validated in German in 2018 (CODE-GER), examines quality of care for the patient and support of next-of-kin, allocating values between 0 (low quality) and 4 (high quality). The total score (0-104) is divided into subscales which indicate support/time given by doctors/nurses, spiritual/emotional support, information/decision-making, environment, informatSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in CancerThe quality of care of the dying in hospital-next-of-kin perspectives.PMC7378108WE 561312-1STI 6942-1Ostgathe CWeber MHeckel MRadon JVogt ARKurkowski SGoebel SStiel SfalseThe quality of care of the dying in hospital-next-of-kin perspectives.<h4>Purpose</h4>Providing high-quality care for the dying is essential in palliative care. Quality of care can be checked, compared, and improved by assessing responses from bereaved next-of-kin. The objectives of this study are to examine quality of care in the last 2 days of life of hospitalized patients considering specific aspects of their place of care.<h4>Methods</h4>The "Care of the Dying Evaluation" (CODE^™) questionnaire, validated in German in 2018 (CODE-GER), examines quality of care for the patient and support of next-of-kin, allocating values between 0 (low quality) and 4 (high quality). The total score (0-104) is divided into subscales which indicate support/time given by doctors/nurses, spiritual/emotional support, information/decision-making, environment, informat2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Sep2025-04-04T08:18:19.599Z2024-11-15T16:30:12.608ZS-EPMC73781083238861710.1007/s00520-020-05465-2