Better Understand End-of-life Emergencies' Management Among Elderly in Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study in Brittany, France

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

602 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2015-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purposes of this study are :

* To know and to understand frequency and variability (quantitative and qualitative) of end-of-life emergencies in nursing homes.
* To know and to understand practices applied in these situations depending on the institution and the different reasons of hospital use.
* To know and to understand the practical and organizational elements, in nursing homes, that can determine a (re) hospitalization or an end-of-life

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Died in End-of-life Situation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Groups

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Residents in end-of-life situation

Residents in end-of-life situation the day of the survey, as determined by the physician coordinator of nursing homes (we will use the definition of "terminal condition" contained in the guide of the CNSA (coding PATHOS - April 2011)).

end-of-life emergencies' management

Intervention Type OTHER

dead residents

dead residents in the quarter preceding the date of the survey

end-of-life emergencies' management

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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end-of-life emergencies' management

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* dead residents during the quarter preceding the date of the Survey Or
* Residents in end-of-life situation the day of the survey, as determined by the physician coordinator of nursing homes (we will use the definition of "terminal condition" contained in the guide of the CNSA (coding PATHOS - April 2011)).