Consensus on treatment for residents in long-term care facilities: perspectives from relatives and care staff in the PACE cross-sectional study in 6 European countries.
Maud Ten KoppelH R W PasmanJ T van der SteenH P J van HoutM KylänenL Van den BlockT SmetsL DeliensG GambassiK FroggattK SzczerbińskaB D Onwuteaka-Philipsennull nullPublished in: BMC palliative care (2019)
In most countries the frequency of full consensus among all involved in care decisions was relatively high. Across countries care staff indicated full consensus more often and no consensus less often than relatives. Advance care planning, comfort and good communication between relatives and care professionals could play a role in achieving full consensus.