Palliative Care in a Long-term Care Setting: A 25-year French Experience

Sebag-Lanoë, Renée; Lefebvre-Chapiro, S.; Feteanu, Dorin; Trivalle, C.

doi:10.1177/082585970301900311

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“…One could argue, given the nature and numbers of deaths that occur in LTC, that LTC nurses are particularly vulnerable to moral distress and emotional burnout. Sebag-Lanoeet al (24) add that a ritual mourning is necessary so that LTC staff are able to live through successive deaths and care for other residents afterward. Based on the works of French anthropologist Louis-Vincent Thomas (25), they comment further, "This ritualization is performed to ' tame' death and to channel the anxiety of a group that must facerepeated death" (24, p.212).…”

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Nurses’ Perceptions around Providing Palliative Care for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia

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Providing palliative care for residents with dementia in long-term care (LTC) settings is problematic due to their declining verbal abilities and related challenges. The goal of this study was to explore nurses’ perceptions around providing palliative care for such residents. Using a qualitative descriptive design, data were gathered from focus groups at three LTC facilities. Participants represented all levels of nursing staff. Concepts that emerged from the data were labelled, categorized, and coded in an iterative manner. Nurses appraise residents’ general deterioration as a main factor in deciding that a resident is palliative. Nurses often employ creative strategies using limited resources to facilitate care, but are challenged by environmental restrictions and insufficient educational preparation. However, nurses said they do not wish for residents to be transferred to a hospice setting, as they wish to grieve with residents and their family members. Nurses aim to facilitate a “good death” for residents with dementia, while trying to manage multiple demands and deal with environmental issues. Supportive and educational initiatives are needed for nursing staff and families of dying residents.

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Nurses’ Perceptions around Providing Palliative Care for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia

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“…Konishi [2] suggested that a systematic community strategy would need to be developed in order to improve the quality of life (QOL) of elderly people, while recognizing the importance of living a long, healthy life in their own communities until death. It was also recommended that not only QOL but also the quality of death be considered in elderly care [3] [4]. Thus, there is a need to promote continuous care within the community from the perspectives of prevention, medical care, and caregiving.…”

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Significant Differences in Elderly Health between Urban and Rural Communities: A Literature Review

Imaiso¹

2019

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This study aimed to examine measures pertaining to elderly health in urban versus rural settings, and to identify differences in the health of elderly people living in urban and rural communities through a literature review. An electronic literature search was performed using PubMed for English articles published in peer-reviewed journals up to August 2018, with the following search terms: "urban", "rural", "comparison of community", "elderly health", and "comparison of community health". A total of 35 articles were extracted for a critical full-text review, and six articles that met the inclusion criteria were subjected to analysis. Measures related to elderly health in urban and rural communities were classified into the following three categories: functional abilities, health, and health perception. Five of the six articles described functional abilities (e.g., social function) and health (e.g., mental health, depression) as categories with significant differences in elderly health between urban and rural communities. The results suggest that elderly health measures related to social function and mental health or depression are more important outcome measures of effective person-centered integrated community care systems from the perspective of community characteristics. As there were only a few articles reporting on elderly health according to differences in environment between urban and rural communities, further investigation is globally warranted.

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Médecine Palliative : Soins de Support - Accompagnement - Éthiq

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Palliative Care in a Long-term Care Setting: A 25-year French Experience

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Nurses’ Perceptions around Providing Palliative Care for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia

Nurses’ Perceptions around Providing Palliative Care for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia

Significant Differences in Elderly Health between Urban and Rural Communities: A Literature Review

Quelles spécificités pour les soins palliatifs en gériatrie ?

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