Status:
COMPLETED
Quality End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
Lead Sponsor:
University of Nebraska
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Quality of End-of-life Care in Nursing Homes
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine key organizational structures and processes (leadership, teamwork, communication, palliative care) and their impact on the quality of end-of-life care for dying...
Detailed Description
As the American population ages, nursing homes are rapidly becoming a dominant site for death. Currently, 25% of all deaths occur in nursing homes and 35% of all elders over the age of 85 die in nursi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria (Nursing Homes):
- 60 beds or greater
- Exclusion Criteria (Nursing Homes):
- less than 60 beds
- Inclusion Criteria (Nursing Home Staff):
- 19 years of age or older
- trained to provide resident care
- Exclusion Criteria (Nursing Homes):
- less than 19 years of age
- staff on units exclusively Medicare or average length of stay less than 30 days
- Inclusion Criteria (Family Member/Significant Other):
- 19 years of age or older
- somewhat to very involved in resident's care and decision-making
- Exclusion Criteria (Family Member/Significant Other):
- not involved in resident's care and decision-making
- resident was in the nursing home less than 31 days
- resident was less than 65 years old
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
7169 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00616473
Start Date
December 15 2006
End Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
December 4 2023
Active Locations (1)
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198