Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Nevis I. Educational intervention in end-of-life care: an evidence-based analysis. Toronto: Health Quality Ontario (HQO). Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series (OHTAS) 14(17). 2014 Authors' conclusions Educational interventions for health care providers that were focused on improving communication skills, knowledge, and attitudes towards EoL care:
- significantly improved patient symptom control (moderate quality evidence) but did not significantly improve pain control (moderate quality evidence)
- did not significantly improve informal caregiver quality of life, informal caregiver satisfaction, or health care provider satisfaction (moderate quality evidence)
- did not improve resource utilization, including number of hospital days, emergency department visits, or intensive care unit admissions (moderate quality evidence)
- did not significantly improve patient quality of life (low quality evidence)
Educational interventions for informal caregivers and patients that were focused on symptom management and coping skills:
- significantly improved informal caregiver quality of life (moderate quality evidence)
- significantly improved patient symptom control (moderate quality evidence)
- did not improve resource utilization, including number of hospital days, emergency department visits, or number of intensive care unit admissions (moderate quality evidence)
- did not significantly improve patient quality of life (low quality evidence) Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Death; Canada; Caregivers; Critical Care Nursing; Critical Illness; Critical Pathways; Education, Medical, Continuing; Education, Nursing; Home Care Services; Internal Medicine; Needs Assessment; Palliative Care; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Preference; Physician-Patient Relations; Quality of Health Care; Terminal Care; Total Quality Management Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5 Email: EDSinfo@hqontario.ca AccessionNumber 32015000091 Date abstract record published 09/02/2015 |
