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IAGG/IAGG GARN International Survey of End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
Yves RollandAshish GoelRaymond T.c.m. KoopmansSamia A. Abdul-rahmanHeung Bong ChaLuis Miguel Francisco Gutierrez RobledoMario BarbagalloDaniel SwagertyCara L. WallaceIva HolmerováJuan Cuadros MorenoAlfonso J. Cruz-jentoftBirong DongBruno VellasRamzi R. HajjarJean WooAngela Marie AbbatecolaJohn E. MorleyRenuka VisvanathanMarcello RussoAndrea MoserHidenori AraiJiro Okochisubject
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Item does not contain fulltext This article reports the findings of a survey on end-of-life (EOL) care in nursing homes of 18 long-term care experts across 15 countries. The experts were chosen as a convenience-based sample of known experts in each country. The survey was administered in 2016 and included both open-ended responses for defining hospice care, palliative care, and "end of life," and a series of questions related to the following areas-attitudes toward EOL care, current practice and EOL interventions, structure of care, and routine barriers. Overall experts strongly agreed that hospice and palliative care should be available in long-term care facilities and that both are defined by holistic, interdisciplinary approaches using measures of comfort across domains. However, it appears the experts felt that in most countries the reality fell short of what they believed would be ideal care. As a result, experts call for increased training, communication, and access to specialized EOL services within the nursing home.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association |