The Effectiveness of the Care Programme for the Last Days of Life

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

600

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2015

Conditions
Older Patients Dying in Acute Geriatric Hospital Wards
Interventions
OTHER

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.

Trial Locations (9)

Unknown

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

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie

OTHER

collaborator

KU Leuven

OTHER

collaborator

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

OTHER

collaborator

University Ghent

OTHER

collaborator

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

OTHER

lead

End-of-Life Research Group

OTHER