Provision of hospice and palliative care and implementation of advance care planning for residents in German nursing homes – a cross-sectional study
Although half of the NHs have implemented ACP, there is still a need to enhance awareness of the ACP legislative. These efforts should aim to reduce the existing barriers to approval, which could be achieved, for instance, by fostering collaboration between NHs or by cooperating with external ACP service providers.
Authors
- Stephanie Stiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5963-2526)
- Hannes Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0942-0330)
- Birte Burger
- Falk Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0182-5373)
- Anna Völkel
- Tanja Schleef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5852-6409)
- Anna Levke Brütt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4197-6048)
- Jona T. Stahmeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-2929)
- Christopher Berloge
Institutions
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Intelligent Transport Systems Niedersachsen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05578-x
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.26