Effects of facilitated family case conferencing for advanced dementia: A cluster randomised clinical trial.

Autor: Agar M; Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales (NSW), Australia.; South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.; Improving Palliative Care through Clinical Trials (ImPaCCT), Sydney, NSW, Australia., Luckett T; Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales (NSW), Australia., Luscombe G; Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia., Phillips J; Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales (NSW), Australia., Beattie E; School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Herston, Queensland (QLD), Australia., Pond D; School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia., Mitchell G; Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia., Davidson PM; Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales (NSW), Australia.; School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America., Cook J; Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales (NSW), Australia., Brooks D; School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Herston, Queensland (QLD), Australia., Houltram J; Centre for Health Research and Evaluation (CHERE), Faculty of Business, UTS, Haymarket, NSW, Australia., Goodall S; Centre for Health Research and Evaluation (CHERE), Faculty of Business, UTS, Haymarket, NSW, Australia., Chenoweth L; Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2017 Aug 07; Vol. 12 (8), pp. e0181020. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 07 (Print Publication: 2017).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181020
Abstrakt: Background: Palliative care planning for nursing home residents with advanced dementia is often suboptimal. This study compared effects of facilitated case conferencing (FCC) with usual care (UC) on end-of-life care.
Methods: A two arm parallel cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted. The sample included people with advanced dementia from 20 Australian nursing homes and their families and professional caregivers. In each intervention nursing home (n = 10), Palliative Care Planning Coordinators (PCPCs) facilitated family case conferences and trained staff in person-centred palliative care for 16 hours per week over 18 months. The primary outcome was family-rated quality of end-of-life care (End-of-Life Dementia [EOLD] Scales). Secondary outcomes included nurse-rated EOLD scales, resident quality of life (Quality of Life in Late-stage Dementia [QUALID]) and quality of care over the last month of life (pharmacological/non-pharmacological palliative strategies, hospitalization or inappropriate interventions).
Results: Two-hundred-eighty-six people with advanced dementia took part but only 131 died (64 in UC and 67 in FCC which was fewer than anticipated), rendering the primary analysis under-powered with no group effect seen in EOLD scales. Significant differences in pharmacological (P < 0.01) and non-pharmacological (P < 0.05) palliative management in last month of life were seen. Intercurrent illness was associated with lower family-rated EOLD Satisfaction with Care (coefficient 2.97, P < 0.05) and lower staff-rated EOLD Comfort Assessment with Dying (coefficient 4.37, P < 0.01). Per protocol analyses showed positive relationships between EOLD and staff hours to bed ratios, proportion of residents with dementia and staff attitudes.
Conclusion: FCC facilitates a palliative approach to care. Future trials of case conferencing should consider outcomes and processes regarding decision making and planning for anticipated events and acute illness.
Trial Registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ACTRN12612001164886.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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