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Researchers to Study End-of-Life Care in
Nursing Homes
End-of-life care for terminally ill nursing home residents will be the focus of a new $2.1
million study by UCSF researchers.
The study to find new ways to improve care for nursing home residents who are dying will
be conducted by Jeanie Kayser-Jones, professor of physiological nursing and medical
anthropology. The grant comes from the National Institutes of Health.
The goal of the five-year study is to better understand the range of clinical and
environmental factors that shape the care given dying nursing home residents. Ultimately,
the study could lead to better management of symptoms, such as pain, and improved care for
these patients, Kayser-Jones said.
The research will focus on patients who are dying or expected to die within six months to
one year. Specifically, researchers will identify and analyze the social, cultural,
environmental and clinical factors that influence the care of terminally ill nursing home
residents. The residents' and health care providers' beliefs about death and dying and the
way relationships between nursing home staff and residents influence care will be
investigated.
Researchers will conduct their study through observations and in-depth interviews with
terminally ill residents and their families, nursing home staff and physicians. Using
event analysis they will closely examine the care of 100 residents who are dying.
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Source: Diana Marszalek,
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