Development and Pilot Evaluation of a Novel Dignity-Conserving End-of-Life (EoL) Care Model for Nursing Homes in Chinese Societies

• Main Authors: Ho, Andy H. Y., Dai, Annie A. N., Lam, Shu-hang, Wong, Sandy W. P., Tsui, Amy L. M., Tang, Jervis C. S., Lou, Vivian W. Q.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: End-of-life care; Dignity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80763; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42217
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Purpose of the Study: The provision of end-of-life (EoL) care in long-term-care settings remains largely underdeveloped in most Chinese societies, and nursing home residents often fail to obtain good care as they approach death. This paper systematically describes the development and implementation...