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Direct Care Staff and Parents'/Legal Guardians' Perspectives on End-of-Life Care in a Long-Term Care Facility for Medically Fragile and Intellectually Disabled Pediatric and Young Adult Residents
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Survey and Focus group for Death. Completed, enrolled 125 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Hattie Larlham is a specialized long-term care facility for pediatric and young adult residents who are medically fragile and intellectually disabled, whose daily care is provided by direct care staff, Habilitation Assistants (HA), in conjunction with nurses and other direct care providers. The purpose of this study is to assess the perspectives of HA and parents/legal guardians on end-of-life care in a long-term care facility for pediatric and young adult residents who are medically fragile and intellectually disabled.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
3 individual surveys
Focus group discussions facilitated by a psychologist