Died, in End-of-life Situation
Conditions
Brief summary
The purposes of this study are : * To know and to understand frequency and variability (quantitative and qualitative) of end-of-life emergencies in nursing homes. * To know and to understand practices applied in these situations depending on the institution and the different reasons of hospital use. * To know and to understand the practical and organizational elements, in nursing homes, that can determine a (re) hospitalization or an end-of-life
Interventions
OTHERend-of-life emergencies' management
Sponsors
Rennes University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* dead residents during the quarter preceding the date of the Survey Or * Residents in end-of-life situation the day of the survey, as determined by the physician coordinator of nursing homes (we will use the definition of terminal condition contained in the guide of the CNSA (coding PATHOS - April 2011)).
Exclusion criteria
* patients opposing the study, * patients aged below 18 year old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of end-of-life emergencies' episodes | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed