Better Understand End-of-life Emergencies' Management Among Elderly in Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study in Brittany, France

The purposes of this study are :

* To know and to understand frequency and variability (quantitative and qualitative) of end-of-life emergencies in nursing homes. * To know and to understand practices applied in these situations depending on the institution and the different reasons of hospital use. * To know and to understand the practical and organizational elements, in nursing homes, that can determine a (re) hospitalization or an end-of-life

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Key information

Conditions

Died Death Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms in End-of-life Situation

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CHU de RENNES

Rennes, 35033, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

dead residents during the quarter preceding the date of the Survey Or
Residents in end-of-life situation the day of the survey, as determined by the physician coordinator of nursing homes (we will use the definition of "terminal condition" contained in the guide of the CNSA (coding PATHOS - April 2011)).

Exclusion criteria

patients opposing the study,
patients aged below 18 year old

Treatment and study plan

end-of-life emergencies' management

Other

Primary outcomes

number of end-of-life emergencies' episodes

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rennes University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Acronym: PUFPAE

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Aug 2, 2016
Registry last updated: Aug 2, 2016

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