Educational intervention in end-of-life care: an evidence-based analysis
Nevis I
Record ID 32015000091
English
Authors' recommendations:
Educational interventions for health care providers that were focused on improving communication skills, knowledge, and attitudes towards EoL care:
- significantly improved patient symptom control (moderate quality evidence) but did not significantly improve pain control (moderate quality evidence)
- did not significantly improve informal caregiver quality of life, informal caregiver satisfaction, or health care provider satisfaction (moderate quality evidence)
- did not improve resource utilization, including number of hospital days, emergency department visits, or intensive care unit admissions (moderate quality evidence)
- did not significantly improve patient quality of life (low quality evidence)
Educational interventions for informal caregivers and patients that were focused on symptom management and coping skills:
- significantly improved informal caregiver quality of life (moderate quality evidence)
- significantly improved patient symptom control (moderate quality evidence)
- did not improve resource utilization, including number of hospital days, emergency department visits, or number of intensive care unit admissions (moderate quality evidence)
- did not significantly improve patient quality of life (low quality evidence)
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/Documents/eds/ohtas/eba-eol-education-intervention-1411-en.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Critical Illness
- Caregivers
- Critical Pathways
- Critical Care Nursing
- Patient Preference
- Patient Education as Topic
- Palliative Care
- Terminal Care
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Internal Medicine
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Attitude to Death
- Home Care Services
- Education, Nursing
- Quality of Health Care
- Total Quality Management
- Needs Assessment
- Education, Medical, Continuing
- Canada
Contact
Organisation Name:
Health Quality Ontario
Contact Address:
Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5
Contact Name:
EDSinfo@hqontario.ca
Contact Email:
OH-HQO_hta-reg@ontariohealth.ca
Copyright:
Health Quality Ontario
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