Publications by authors named "Louis-Antoine Couvreur"
J Am Med Dir Assoc
September 2022
Article Synopsis
- Comfort care improves the quality of life for dying patients, and the study focused on how often patients in acute geriatric units (AGUs) transition to this type of care and its relation to different end-of-life trajectories.
- In a sample of 177 patients, 69.5% transitioned to comfort care, with frailty being the most common condition affecting end-of-life decisions, especially in patients with dementia.
- The findings suggest that while transitioning to comfort care is common in AGUs and related to various end-of-life trajectories, frailty without dementia does not significantly increase the likelihood of this transition, indicating a need for improved practices among healthcare providers.
