Prediction models of all-cause mortality among older adults in nursing home setting: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Few studies have meta‐analyzed different prognostic models developed for older adults, especially nursing home residents. We aimed to systematically review and meta‐analyze the performance of all published models that predicted all‐cause mortality among older nursing home residents.
GeriPal: A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional
GeriPal was created with the support of the Division of Geriatrics at the University of California. They invite the brightest minds in geriatrics, hospice, and palliative care to talk about the topics that you care most about, ranging from recently published research in the field to controversies that keep us up at night.
Categories that can be found on the podcast are noted below.
Cultural Relevance in End-of-Life Care
This resource addresses three major areas of cultural relevance in end-of-life care: cultural competency in clinical practice; advance directives; and pain management.
New and Most Used Palliative Care Prognostic Calculators From ePrognosis
This resource is designed to be a repository of published geriatric prognostic indices where clinicians can go to obtain evidence-based information on patients' prognosis. The information on ePrognosis is intended as a rough guide to inform clinicians about possible mortality outcomes. It is not intended to be the only basis for making care decisions, nor is it intended to be a definitive means of prognostication. Clinicians should keep in mind that every patient is an individual, and that many factors beyond those used in these indices may influence a patient's prognosis.
Palliative Performance Scale From ePrognosis
This resource is designed to be a repository of published geriatric prognostic indices where clinicians can go to obtain evidence-based information on patients' prognosis. The information on ePrognosis is intended as a rough guide to inform clinicians about possible mortality outcomes. It is not intended to be the only basis for making care decisions, nor is it intended to be a definitive means of prognostication. Clinicians should keep in mind that every patient is an individual, and that many factors beyond those used in these indices may influence a patient's prognosis.
How to Recognize a Dying Patient? | Signs of Approaching Death
Facing the possibility of someone's passing can be a difficult and emotional experience. In this video, I hope to offer you some guidance on how to recognize and respond to certain signs that may arise as someone nears the end of their life. My aim is to provide you with a general overview of 5 common changes that a patient may experience during this time. I hope that by learning about these signs, you can feel more prepared and less anxious about what lies ahead.
A Toolkit For Caring Community Professionals On Grief From The Dougy Center
Find grief-informed resources made for religious, community, and business leaders. The Dougy Center offers leaders and other helping professionals a toolkit on poems, activities, videos, articles, podcasts and tipsheets related to death, dying and grief. Topics are sorted out by the type of death and the person who died. Spanish toolkits are also available.
A Toolkit For Counselors and Helping Professionals On Grief From The Dougy Center
If you know a child who has experienced the death of someone, here are a few basic principles to keep in mind. Speak openly and honestly about death; Listen; Be open to different ways of grieving; Offer choices; Talk about and remember the person who died; Provide consistency and routine; Know that grief doesn't have a schedule; Get extra help if needed; Find sources of support for yourself. (From The Dougy Center's resource on "Ten Tips For Supporting Children Who Are Grieving.")
A Toolkit For School Personnel On Grief From The Dougy Center
As a teacher, school counselor, support staff, or administrator, it’s likely you’ll work with a student grieving the death of a family member or friend. Supporting anyone in grief can be intimidating, and especially so when it’s a child or teen. Drawn from the insights of grieving students, the Dougy Center has compiled these tips for supporting students after a death. This toolkit offers school personnel a toolkit on poems, activities, videos, articles, podcasts and tipsheets related to death, dying and grief.
A Comprehensive List Of Resources For Children, Families and Communities On Grief, Death and Dying From The Dougy Center
About this resource: Below are toolkits from the Dougy Center on grief, death and dying, and are tailored for kids, teens, families, caregivers and helping professionals. Click the titles to discover each toolkit. Links to each toolkit are also available at the bottom of this page. Toolkits are available in Spanish. Individual toolkits are also searchable separately on the Death, Dying and End of Life's library.