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ABSTRACT: Background
Nursing homes are among the most common places of death in many countries.Aim
To determine the quality of dying and end-of-life care of nursing home residents in six European countries.Design
Epidemiological survey in a proportionally stratified random sample of nursing homes. We identified all deaths of residents of the preceding 3-month period. Main outcomes: quality of dying in the last week of life (measured using End-of-Life in Dementia Scales - Comfort Assessment while Dying (EOLD-CAD)); quality of end-of-life care in the last month of life (measured using Quality of Dying in Long-Term Care (QoD-LTC) scale). Higher scores indicate better quality.Setting/participants
Three hundred and twenty-two nursing homes in Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and England. Participants were staff (nurses or care assistants) most involved in each resident's care.Results
Staff returned questionnaires regarding 1384 (81.6%) of 1696 deceased residents. The End-of-Life in Dementia Scales - Comfort Assessment while Dying mean score (95% confidence interval) (theoretical 14-42) ranged from 29.9 (27.6; 32.2) in Italy to 33.9 (31.5; 36.3) in England. The Quality of Dying in Long-Term Care mean score (95% confidence interval) (theoretical 11-55) ranged from 35.0 (31.8; 38.3) in Italy to 44.1 (40.7; 47.4) in England. A higher End-of-Life in Dementia Scales - Comfort Assessment while Dying score was associated with country ( p?=?0.027), older age ( p?=?0.012), length of stay ?1?year ( p?=?0.034), higher functional status ( p?ConclusionThe quality of dying and quality of end-of-life care in nursing homes in the countries studied are not optimal. This includes countries with high levels of palliative care development in nursing homes such as Belgium, the Netherlands and England.
SUBMITTER: Pivodic L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6238165 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pivodic Lara L Smets Tinne T Van den Noortgate Nele N Onwuteaka-Philipsen Bregje D BD Engels Yvonne Y Szczerbińska Katarzyna K Finne-Soveri Harriet H Froggatt Katherine K Gambassi Giovanni G Deliens Luc L Van den Block Lieve L
Palliative medicine 20181001 10
<h4>Background</h4>Nursing homes are among the most common places of death in many countries.<h4>Aim</h4>To determine the quality of dying and end-of-life care of nursing home residents in six European countries.<h4>Design</h4>Epidemiological survey in a proportionally stratified random sample of nursing homes. We identified all deaths of residents of the preceding 3-month period. Main outcomes: quality of dying in the last week of life (measured using End-of-Life in Dementia Scales - Comfort As ...[more]