Elaboration of a Multi-dimensional Indicator of Quality in Palliative Care

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

560 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to elaborate a multi-dimensional indicator of the quality in palliative care for patients of end-of-life.

The study will, as secondary objectives:

* elaborate in a standard manner one set of indicators of organization and inner working of a palliative care setting.
* compare according to these indicators, the qualities of 3 types of palliative care: palliative care unit in hospitals, specified identified bed for palliative care patients and non-specified bed.
* explore the relationship between organizational aspects and results in term of burden.

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Detailed Description

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A multicentric study aims on quality of palliative care and will be conducted in three types of 7 palliative care settings: two hospices, two hospital-based palliative care units and three medical units where a mobile palliative care team intervenes.

Conditions

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Terminal Illness End of Life

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged ≥ 18 years.
* Patient with serious progressive illness and in terminal phase (life expectancy \< 3 months): OMS stage is 3 or 4, regardless of etiology.
* Patient informed their diagnosis or not.
* Hospitalized at the moment of inclusion in one of the following care settings: palliative care unit, identified bed or non-identified bed in a care department of short stay.
* No-oppose to participate to the study, by patients, their families or trusted person.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient has difficulties in reading, writing or understanding french language, also their family.
* Hospitalization in the palliative care setting \< 48 hours.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No