600
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2015
Care Programme for the Last Days of Life
The Care Programme essentially aims to raise awareness among geriatric health care staff of the importance for improving end-of-life care and to prepare them for a change in end-of-life care, to train staff in delivering good end-of-life care with the support of a multi-professional document called the Care Guide for the Last Days of Life, to support dying geriatric patients with the Care Guide for the Last days of Life, to regularly evaluate the delivered end-of-life care and support and to further educate the staff in delivering optimal end-of-life care. The Care Programme consists of the following documents: (1) the Care Guide for the Last Days of Life, (2) supportive documentation and (3) an implementation guide.
St Jan Brugge, Bruges
St Lucas Brugge, Bruges
AZ Sint Blasius, Dendermonde
Jessa Ziekenhuis Hasselt, Hasselt
Sint Jozefskliniek Izegem, Izegem
AZ Lokeren, Lokeren
H. Hartziekenhuis Menen, Menen
Sin Rembertziekenhuis Torhout, Torhout
Sint Augustinuskliniek Veurne, Veurne
Lead Sponsor
Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie
OTHER
KU Leuven
OTHER
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
OTHER
University Ghent
OTHER
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OTHER
End-of-Life Research Group
OTHER