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InterRAI assessments: opportunities to recognise need for and implementation of palliative care interventions in the last year of life?
- Source :
- Australasian Journal on Ageing; Mar2021, Vol. 40 Issue 1, pe22-e28, 7p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objectives: To explore how interRAI assessments could be used to identify opportunities to integrate palliative care into a plan of care. Methods: A population‐based, cross‐sectional design using unique identifiers to link deaths with a national interRAI database. Data were analysed using logistic regression models and chi‐square tests. Results: A total of 4869 people died over a 12‐month period in one district health board area; 50.9% (n = 2478) received one or more interRAI assessments in the year before death. Diagnosis impacted on the type and timing of interRAI assessments and the recognition of end‐stage disease. Conclusion: People in the last year of life experience frequent interRAI assessments. There are opportunities to identify people who might benefit from a palliative care approach. Future research is needed to understand how interRAI assessors can be supported in the application of assessment items related to palliative care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14406381
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Journal on Ageing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149376497
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12840