• J Pain Symptom Manage · Oct 2006

    Review

    Methodological challenges in measuring quality care at the end of life in the long-term care environment.

    • Genevieve N Thompson and Harvey Max Chochinov.
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. gen24@shaw.ca
    • J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Oct 1; 32 (4): 378-91.

    AbstractUnderstanding what constitutes quality end-of-life care from the perspective of the patient, their family, and health care professionals has been a priority for many researchers in the past few decades. Literature in this area has helped describe many of the barriers to measuring the quality of care in various environments, such as the hospital, hospice, and home. However, much of the work to date in defining the domains of quality care at the end of life has not been conducted within the long-term care environment. This environment is expected to provide care to an increasing number of dying persons with the concurrent aging of the population in many Western countries and demand for more formal services. In this review, the methodological issues involved in measuring quality care at the end of life are examined, with specific attention given to the challenges encountered in the long-term care environment.

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