NCT02814682

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 560 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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

• Terminal Illness
• End of Life

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2016-06-28
• Last updated: 2016-06-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France