Legacy Work: Assessing the Impact on Families and Staff in the Hospital Setting (QI611)

Legacy work (LW) refers to interventions that provide memory making at the end of life. Memory stone (MS) making has been a form of LW used at our institution for over 4 years whereby patients' fingerprints are placed onto glass stones and given to loved ones. LW is a powerful tool that creates meaning for patients, families, and staff, allowing everyone to honor each patient's humanity as well as their own. The impact of MS making has never been evaluated and its meaning to families/staff has never been measured.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research