TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality end-of-life care in long-term care facilities
T2 - Service providers' perspective
AU - Brazil, K.
AU - McAiney, C.
AU - Caron-O'brien, M.
AU - Kelley, M.L.
AU - O'Krafka, P.
AU - Sturdy-Smith, C.
N1 - MEDLINE® is the source for the MeSH terms of this document.
PY - 2004/6/1
Y1 - 2004/6/1
N2 - The goal of this project was to provide guidance on what constitutes quality end-of-life care in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Seventy-nine direct care providers from six LTC facilities participated in 12 focus groups. The focus group discussions examined what made the difference between a "good" death and a "bad" death, and what changes in LTC would improve the care of dying residents. Analyses of the focus group data revealed six themes that contribute to quality end-of-life care in LTC facilities: responding to resident needs, creating a homelike environment, supports for families, providing quality care processes, recognizing death as a significant event, and having sufficient institutional resources. These findings challenge policy makers and providers to consider how to normalize life and death in LTC facilities.
AB - The goal of this project was to provide guidance on what constitutes quality end-of-life care in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Seventy-nine direct care providers from six LTC facilities participated in 12 focus groups. The focus group discussions examined what made the difference between a "good" death and a "bad" death, and what changes in LTC would improve the care of dying residents. Analyses of the focus group data revealed six themes that contribute to quality end-of-life care in LTC facilities: responding to resident needs, creating a homelike environment, supports for families, providing quality care processes, recognizing death as a significant event, and having sufficient institutional resources. These findings challenge policy makers and providers to consider how to normalize life and death in LTC facilities.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:3242696308
VL - 20
SP - 85
EP - 92
JO - Journal of Palliative Care
JF - Journal of Palliative Care
SN - 0825-8597
IS - 2
ER -