Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jul 2015
Physical and Psychological Distress Are Related to Dying Peacefully in Residents With Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities.
Although dying peacefully is considered an important outcome of high-quality palliative care, large-scale quantitative research on dying peacefully and the factors associated with a peaceful death is lacking. ⋯ Only half of the residents with dementia died peacefully as perceived by their relatives. Relatives' assessment of whether death was peaceful is related to both physical and psychological distress. Further qualitative research is recommended to gain more in-depth insights into the aspects on which relatives base their judgment of dying peacefully.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jul 2015
Timing of Survey Administration After Hospice Patient Death: Stability of Bereaved Respondents.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have elected to include a bereaved family member survey in public reporting of hospice quality data as mandated in the Affordable Care Act. However, it is not known what time point after death offers the most reliable responses. ⋯ Bereaved family member responses are stable between three and nine months after the death of the patient.