How could hospitalisations at the end of life have been avoided?: a qualitative retrospective study of the perspectives of general practitioners, nurses and family carers

Background : Although many patients prefer to stay and die at home at the end of life, many are hospitalised. Little is known about how to avoid hospitalisations for patients living at home. Aim To describe how hospitalisation at the end of life can be avoided, from the perspective of the GPs, nurses and family carers. Method : A qualitative design with face-to-face interviews was used. Taking 30 cases of patients who died non-suddenly, 26 GPs, 15 nurses and 18 family carers were interviewed in depth. Of the 30 patients, 20 were hospitalised and 10 were not hospitalised in the last three month... Mehr ...