Palliative and End of Life Care for the Older Person in the Emergency Department

2017 ◽  
pp. 361-367
Author(s):  
Mary Dawood
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Older Person

Nursing Home Resident, Family, and Staff Perspectives on Hospital Transfers for End-of-Life Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282199770
Author(s):  
Janet Sopcheck ◽  
Ruth M. Tappen
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Advance Care

Residents who are terminally ill often experience transfers to the emergency department resulting in hospitalizations, which may be potentially avoidable with treatment in the nursing home. This qualitative study explored the perspectives of 15 residents, 10 family members, and 20 nursing home staff regarding end-of-life care and the circumstances prompting resident transfers. Data analysis of participant interviews conducted January to May 2019 in a South Florida nursing home identified four themes related to transfer to the hospital: time left to live, when aggressive treatments would be unavailing, not knowing what the nursing home can do, and transfer decisions are situation-dependent. Study findings underscore the importance of increasing resident and family awareness of treatments available in the nursing home and person-centered advance care planning discussions. Further research should explore the reasons for residents’ and family members’ choice of aggressive therapies and their goals for care at the end of life.

scholarly journals Palliative Care Symptom Assessment for Patients with Cancer in the Emergency Department: Validation of the Screen for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Needs in the Emergency Department Instrument

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 757-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher T. Richards ◽  
Michael A. Gisondi ◽  
Chih-Hung Chang ◽  
D. Mark Courtney ◽  
Kirsten G. Engel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Patients With Cancer

scholarly journals Shared Decision Making to Support the Provision of Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the Emergency Department: A Consensus Statement and Research Agenda

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1394-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi R. George ◽  
Jennifer Kryworuchko ◽  
Katherine M. Hunold ◽  
Kei Ouchi ◽  
Amy Berman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Consensus Statement ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Life Care

scholarly journals Hospital and emergency department use in the last year of life: a baseline for future modifications to end‐of‐life care

2011 ◽  
Vol 195 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna K Rosenwax ◽  
Beverley A McNamara ◽  
Kevin Murray ◽  
Rebecca J McCabe ◽  
Samar M Aoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Emergency Department Use

scholarly journals End-of-life care in the emergency department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19)

CJEM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel Hendin ◽  
Christian G. La Rivière ◽  
David M. Williscroft ◽  
Erin O'Connor ◽  
Jennifer Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Infection ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infection ◽  
Life Care

scholarly journals Emergency department as place of end-of-life care and death in cancer patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. vi114
Author(s):  
P. Pronzato ◽  
F. Casabona ◽  
M. Lambertini ◽  
S. Morganti ◽  
S. Reggiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care
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