Table 3 Characteristics of the 15 initiatives (17 interviews)
Characteristic | Number of initiatives |
|---|---|
Country | |
Netherlands | 6 |
UK | 3 |
US | 3 |
Flanders | 2 |
Israel | 1 |
Target population of the initiative/enrollment criteria | |
dying or life expectancy of at most 6 months | 8 |
advanced dementia (and continued until death) | 3 |
both | 2 |
earlier possible (and continued until death) | 2 |
Context/form | |
consultancy, outreach, community | 5 |
special nursing home department | 4 |
hospice (institutional, inpatient) | 2 |
combined hospice, and consultancy, outreach, community | 2 |
nursing home center of excellence | 1 |
special nursing home program | 1 |
Phase of the initiative | |
implemented | 7 |
pilot phase | 3 |
failure/changed/no longer exists | 3 |
under development | 2 |
Any formal description (such as a family brochure, scientific article) | |
available | 10 |
not (yet) available | 5 |
Origin of the initiative/lead | |
hospice/palliative care for other diseases | 8 |
dementia/institutional long-term care | 7 |