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Strategies to Improve Quality of Life at the End of Life: Interdisciplinary Team Perspectives.
This ethnographic study draws on the experiences of members of interdisciplinary care teams working with end-of-life care patients to identify strategies to improve quality of life through care practices. We surveyed 133 staff and volunteers (physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, chaplains, administrators, and volunteers) who provide end-of-life care to patients in both home and institutional settings for 4 organizations in 2 counties in Upstate New York. Survey responses were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results identified numerous strategies to enhance and safeguard quality of life for end-of-life care patients and their family members. These strategies can be categorized into 6 domains: organization philosophy and mission; organizational policies; caregivers' behaviors and practices; symptom management; facility design, operation and management; and patient, family member, and caregiver experience. The diverse list of identified strategies indicates that improving care to address the unique, complex, multilayered dimensions of quality of life at the end of life requires a multidisciplinary approach and consistency among care providers, including administration, clinical management, front-line caregivers, and support staff. When all of these strategies are used in harmony, care can truly be enhanced.
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