Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Approximately 700 people die in Canberra Health Services each year. Staff and community have shared concerns about and the need to improve end-of-life care in Canberra Health Services. AIM: The aim of this research was to understand what elements of end-of-life care Canberra Health Services do well and the impact of the introduction of a Comfort Care Pathway. METHODS: 200 and 100 retrospective deaths in 2019 and 2020 respectively were audited with the Canterbury Quality of Death (CQD) tool to examine the quality of death (QOD). A higher accumulated score from positive answers indicates a better QOD. A third file audit of 49 deaths was undertaken in January 2021 where a Comfort Care Pathway was in place at the time of death. Ethics was approved and waived the need for consent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 48-48 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting 2021 - Virtual, Canberra, Australia Duration: 27 Jul 2021 → 30 Jul 2021 https://www.health.act.gov.au/research/charm-2021/charm-2021-program |
Conference
| Conference | Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting 2021 |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Canberra |
| Period | 27/07/21 → 30/07/21 |
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