Open AccessUsing the ecological framework to identify barriers and enablers to implementing Namaste Care in Canada’s long-term care system
Author(s) -
Paulette V. Hunter,
Sharon Kaasalainen,
Katherine Froggatt,
Jenny Ploeg,
Lisa Dolovich,
Joyce Simard,
Mahvash Salsali
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm.2017.06.14
Subject(s) - casual , medicine , palliative care , long term care , nursing , perception , qualitative research , gerontology , psychology , social science , materials science , neuroscience , sociology , composite material
Higher acuity of care at the time of admission to long-term care (LTC) is resulting in a shorter period to time of death, yet most LTC homes in Canada do not have formalized approaches to palliative care. Namaste Care is a palliative care approach specifically tailored to persons with advanced cognitive impairment who are living in LTC. The purpose of this study was to employ the ecological framework to identify barriers and enablers to an implementation of Namaste Care.