TY - JOUR
T1 - Number of palliative care nurse home visits and duration of palliative care associated with domains of the Good Death Inventory
T2 - A national survey of bereaved family caregivers in a middle income country
AU - Crape, Byron
AU - Akhmetova, Makpal
AU - Akhmetniyaz, Pana
AU - Foster, Faye
AU - Nadyrov, Kamalzhan
AU - Toleubekova, Lyazzat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Background: In the lower-middle-income country of Kazakhstan, palliative care services are in the early stages of integration into healthcare services. No prior studies have investigated associations between palliative care service factors and a good death in lower-middle-income countries, nor explored how palliative care nurses contribute to a good death. In this paper, a good death is referred to as the control of pain and symptoms, clear decision-making, a sense of closure, being recognized and perceived as an individual, preparation for death, and still being able to contribute to others, all taken together. Objectives: To identify new opportunities for palliative care service nurses by investigating associations between palliative care service factors and a good death, as measured by the Good Death Inventory. Methods: Family caretakers of deceased patients from palliative care units and hospices were surveyed across six different regions of Kazakhstan. Data collected included demographics for patients and caregivers, palliative care service data, and Good Death Inventory items. Poisson regression analysis with r variance and linear regressions were conducted to identify determinants for achieving a Good Death and for the 18 Good Death Inventory domains. Results: Two hundred and eleven family caregivers participated in the survey. Bivariate analysis revealed five statistically significant associations (p ≤ 0.05) with the outcome of a good death. In multivariate linear regression analyses, a palliative care duration of greater-than-6-months, compared to less-than-1-month, was associated with improvements in 10 out of 18 domains of the Good Death Inventory (p ≤ 0.05). More-than-once-weekly palliative care home visits by nurses, compared to no visits, were also associated with improvements in four domains (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: We provide new directions for improvements in palliative care services in low-middle-income countries, giving impetus for resource allocation to palliative care home visits by nurses for achieving a good death for greater numbers of patients.
AB - Background: In the lower-middle-income country of Kazakhstan, palliative care services are in the early stages of integration into healthcare services. No prior studies have investigated associations between palliative care service factors and a good death in lower-middle-income countries, nor explored how palliative care nurses contribute to a good death. In this paper, a good death is referred to as the control of pain and symptoms, clear decision-making, a sense of closure, being recognized and perceived as an individual, preparation for death, and still being able to contribute to others, all taken together. Objectives: To identify new opportunities for palliative care service nurses by investigating associations between palliative care service factors and a good death, as measured by the Good Death Inventory. Methods: Family caretakers of deceased patients from palliative care units and hospices were surveyed across six different regions of Kazakhstan. Data collected included demographics for patients and caregivers, palliative care service data, and Good Death Inventory items. Poisson regression analysis with r variance and linear regressions were conducted to identify determinants for achieving a Good Death and for the 18 Good Death Inventory domains. Results: Two hundred and eleven family caregivers participated in the survey. Bivariate analysis revealed five statistically significant associations (p ≤ 0.05) with the outcome of a good death. In multivariate linear regression analyses, a palliative care duration of greater-than-6-months, compared to less-than-1-month, was associated with improvements in 10 out of 18 domains of the Good Death Inventory (p ≤ 0.05). More-than-once-weekly palliative care home visits by nurses, compared to no visits, were also associated with improvements in four domains (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: We provide new directions for improvements in palliative care services in low-middle-income countries, giving impetus for resource allocation to palliative care home visits by nurses for achieving a good death for greater numbers of patients.
KW - Hospices
KW - Lower-Middle-Income country
KW - Nursing Research
KW - Nursing staff
KW - Palliative care
KW - Terminal illness
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2024.100217
DO - 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2024.100217
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85196967623
SN - 2666-142X
VL - 7
JO - International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
JF - International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
M1 - 100217
ER -