End-of-life care in nursing homes and related institutional factors

• Shimada Chiho

  Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

• Horiuchi Fuki

  Saku University

• Tsuruwaka Mari

  St. Lukes College of Nursing

• Takahashi Ryutaro

  Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 特別養護老人ホームにおける看取りケア実施状況と関連要因
• トクベツ ヨウゴ ロウジンホーム ニ オケル ミトリ ケア ジッシ ジョウキョウ ト カンレン ヨウイン

Abstract

  The objective of this study is to explore what institutional factors are related to end of life care provided in nursing homes in Japan. Questionnaires were sent to head nurses in nursing homes in Japan. Data were obtained from 389 (32.4%) facilities. The nursing homes were divided into 3 groups: no deaths in the facility (n＝79: group 1), a small number of expected deaths in the facility (n＝231: group 2), and a large number of expected deaths in the facility (n＝79 : group 3). In nursing homes in group 3, end-of-life decisions of residents and their family members were more supported, and there were more night visits by physicians, compared to the other 2 groups. The results suggest that it is important to organize an end of life care system based on care skill improvement of staff and communication with family members.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Gerontology

  Japanese Journal of Gerontology 34 (4), 500-509, 2013-01-20

  Japan Socio-Gerontological Society

Keywords

• nursing homes
• end of life care
• end-of-life decisions
• multi-disciplinary
• care management

Details

• CRID: 1390002184870702976
• NII Article ID: 130007792227
• NII Book ID: AN00334819
• DOI: 10.34393/rousha.34.4_500
• ISSN: 24351717
• ISSN: 03882446
• NDL BIB ID: 024240977
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I024240977
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2013133537
• Text Lang: ja
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