Virtual Goals of Care Consultation for Advanced Frailty: a Qualitative Implementation Study Providing Insights from the Pandemic
This implementation study provides important insights for future spread and scale of embedding virtual specialist consultation services into LTC. The findings underscore the importance of collegial relationships and shared care philosophies to effectively implement frailty-informed care initiatives during crises. However, sustaining cross-sectoral GoC services may be challenging amidst evolving workloads and prevailing cultural perceptions of end-of-life care needs.
Authors
- Laurie Mallery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0212-8396)
- Nabha Shetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7014-2317)
- Paige Moorhouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2499-8639)
- Melissa Buckler
- Ashley Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8976-3431)
- Maia von Maltzahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6862-3720)
- Tanya MacLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1677-0275)
- Anne-Marie Krueger-Naug
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Geriatrics Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.28.759
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82