Levels of Intervention: How Are They Used in Quebec Hospitals?

In order to promote better practices and communication around end-of-life decision-making, several Canadian hospitals in the province of Quebec have developed a tool called "Levels of Intervention" (LOI). No work to date has been published demonstrating improvement since these forms were implemented. The purpose of the present study was to obtain information about the use of LOI forms across Quebec hospitals and to identify gaps in practice as well as areas for improvement.

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Different care settings in Quebec use levels of medical intervention forms, also called levels of care (LOC), to determine the code status of patients and to improve end-of-life care planning. It is not currently possible to know whether the levels of care in hospitals benefit patients and staff in facilitating the decision making process of treatment options and resuscitation measures. No study, to the best of the authors' knowledge, has been published about LOC, particularly in Quebec and Canada.

Perception et réceptivité des proches-aidants à l'égard de la vidéosurveillance intelligente pour la détection des chutes des aînés à domicile.

To address the issue of falls, which are increasing as the population ages, an intelligent video-monitoring system is being developed. The aim of the study is to explore caregivers' perceptions of and receptiveness to a prototype of this fall detection system. A cross-sectional mixed-method study was carried out with individual interviews of 18 caregivers.

[Perceptions regarding dialysis cessation and life support treatments in patients from Quebec undergoing hospital hemodialysis: age comparison].

Unlabelled: The End-Stage Renal Disease population is aging. Considering that hemodialysis is a treatment that maintains and prolongs life, this descriptive-comparative study looks at the perceptions of patients according to age group -< 65 years, n = 121 and ≥ 65 years, n = 123, as it pertains to dialysis treatment cessation and life-sustaining treatments.

Results: Older patients are more indecisive as to what dialysis treatment cessation may actually represent for them (p = 0,01).

An intelligent videomonitoring system for fall detection at home: perceptions of elderly people.

We explored the perception and receptivity of elderly people regarding the introduction of an intelligent videomonitoring system (IVS) at home. Using a mixed methods design, 25 elderly people with a history of falls completed a structured interview (two questionnaires). In the year preceding the interview, 72% of the participants fell as many as seven times.

The use of technology at home: what patient manuals say and sell vs. what patients face and fear.

Over the past 15 years, the use of specialised medical equipment by patients at home has increased in most industrialised countries. Adopting a conceptual framework that brings together two research perspectives, i.e.

[Impact of lack of resources in dialysis practice in Quebec].

The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess the impact of limited resources on the practice of dialysis in Quebec and to highlight certain ethical issues. Twelve semi-structured interviews were done with nurses in charge of 14 dialysis centres in Quebec. A survey using self-administered questionnaires was also carried out between January 2000 and July 2001, with a convenience sample of 412 patients and 156 other persons involved, including 116 dialysis nurses.