Improving comfort around dying in elderly people: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Related Articles Improving comfort around dying in elderly people: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2017 07 08;390(10090):125-134 Authors: Beernaert K, Smets T, Cohen J, Verhofstede R, Costantini M, Eecloo K, Van Den Noortgate N, Deliens L Abstract BACKGROUND: Over 50% of elderly people die in acute hospital settings, where the quality of end-of-life care is often suboptimum. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of the Care Programme for the Last Days of Life (CAREFuL) at improving comfort and quality of care in the dying phase in elderly people. METHODS: We did a cluster randomised controlled trial in acute geriatric…
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