Table 2 Experiences with the Liverpool care pathway (LCP; n = 118 respondents who reported to know the instrument)
LCP available and ready to use (more responses possible, % units in organization indicated in Table 1) | ||
|---|---|---|
Psychogeriatric/dementia unit | 56 | 39 |
Unit for chronically ill | 51 | 38 |
Geriatric rehabilitation unit | 30 | 26 |
Hospice/palliative care unit | 43 | 54 |
Gerontopsychiatric unit | 22 | 34 |
Young onset dementia unit | 20 | 40 |
Other | 9 | 21 |
Not available | 31 | |
LCP actually used, (more responses possible, % units in organization indicated in Table 1) | ||
Psychogeriatric/dementia unit | 42 | 29 |
Unit for chronically ill | 35 | 26 |
Geriatric rehabilitation unit | 16 | 14 |
Hospice/palliative care unit | 35 | 44 |
Gerontopsychiatric unit | 14 | 22 |
Young-onset dementia | 13 | 27 |
Other | 9 | 21 |
Not ready to use | 26 | |
Available but not used | 22 | |
LCP format in use*a | ||
Paper version | 23 | 21 |
Digital version | 46 | 41 |
Both paper and digital versions | 10 | 9 |
Neither version | 33 | 30 |
Experiences with content LCP*b | ||
Mainly positive | 85 | 77 |
Mainly negative | 3 | 3 |
No experience | 22 | 20 |
Experiences with use LCP*c | ||
Mainly positive | 67 | 62 |
Mainly negative | 19 | 18 |
No experience | 22 | 20 |
Missing | 10 | |
In your organization is the knowledge level of nursing staff regarding palliative care sufficient to be able to see positive or negative effects of the use of the LCP*d | ||
Knowledge sufficient, and this supports effect of LCP | 31 | 30 |
Knowledge sufficient, but does not support effect of LCP | 12 | 11 |
Knowledge insufficient, but does not affect the effect of LCP | 11 | 11 |
Knowledge insufficient, and this affects the effect of LCP | 24 | 23 |
No experience with LCP | 27 | 26 |