Sedatives and Sedation at the End of Life in Nursing Homes: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study

There is scarce information about sedation in nursing homes at the end of life. We aimed to assess (1) the use of sedatives generally and “sedatives with continuous effect,” based on objective operational criteria, within the last week of life in nursing homes and (2) factors associated with this treatment.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - October 9, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Eva Schildmann, Sophie Meesters, Bettina Gr üne, Anna Bolzani, Basel Habboub, Alina Hermann, Constanze Remi, Claudia Bausewein Tags: Original Study Source Type: research