Perspectives across Canada about implementing a palliative approach in long-term care during COVID-19.
BMC Palliat Care
; 22(1): 32, 2023 Mar 30.
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| ID: mdl-36991407
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Long-term care (LTC) homes have been disproportionately impacted during COVID-19.PURPOSE:
To explore the perspectives of stakeholders across Canada around implementing a palliative approach in LTC home during COVID-19.METHODS:
Qualitative, descriptive design using one-to-one or paired semi-structured interviews.RESULTS:
Four themes were identified (1) the influence of the pandemic on implementing a palliative approach, (2) families are an essential part of implementing a palliative approach, (3) prioritizing advance care planning (ACP) and goals of care (GoC) discussions in anticipation of the overload of deaths and (4) COVID-19 highlighting the need for a palliative approach as well as several subthemes.CONCLUSION:
The COVID-19 pandemic influenced the implementation of a palliative approach to care, where many LTC homes faced an overwhelming number of deaths and restricted the presence of family members. A more concentrated focus on home-wide ACP and GoC conversations and the need for a palliative approach to care in LTC were identified.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Planificación Anticipada de Atención
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Palliat Care
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM