Effect of the implementation of a regional advanced care planning (ACP) project in nursing homes. A standardized survey of the bereaved.
- Conditions
- age related death
- Registration Number
- DRKS00004493
- Lead Sponsor
- niv.-Prof. Dr. med. Christiane Woopen, Leiterin der Forschungsstelle Ethik des Instituts für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin der Universität zu Köln
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 106
Inclusion Criteria
The most involved relative (or legal representative) of all residents, deceased between March 2011 and August 2012, in each of the nursing homes, was interviewed by telephone. A reference person of the facility requested relatives' approval for contact of the interviewer.
Exclusion Criteria
Residents who lived less than one month in the facility are excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Superiority of the intervention facilities in terms of the 11 point likert scale rating of the questionnaire item F2a: From your point of view, to what extent has the medical treatment of [NAME] applied during the last month of life met his/her wishes ?
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method