Madlena Spivak
Israel
Case Report
The Relationship between Bereaved Family Caregivers and the Hospital Team in Long Term Care: Cases of Home Condolence Visits
Author(s): Efraim Jaul, Madlena Spivak, Yonit Zabari and Menachem Monnickendam
Efraim Jaul, Madlena Spivak, Yonit Zabari and Menachem Monnickendam
Condolence visits are an integral part of the therapeutic medical process and contribute to the comprehensive treatment of the “whole” patient. This article describes the spontaneous evolvement of condolence visits by team members of an geriatric skilled nursing department and discusses the ensuing issues and questions as a result. Method and participants: The primary medical team consists of physicians, nurses, and a social worker of the Herzog Geriatric Skilled Nursing Department in Jerusalem, Israel, conducted home condolence visits of deceased patients' families. Inclusion criteria for the study included: 1) at least two week admission and either 2) close knit relationship, more than 10 discussions between staff and family or 3) unique cases in which death was unexpected. 4) The families where the spouse or offspring as the primary caregivers. In this retrospective.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7182.1000210