Comparative end-of-life communication and support in hospitalised decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study in Ottawa, Canada

• Shirley H Bush,
• Monisha Kabir,
• Peter Lawlor,
• James Downar,
• Brandi Vanderspank-Wright,
• Sarina Isenberg,
• Peter Tanuseputro,
• Akshai Iyengar,
• Claire Dyason,
• Julie Lapenskie,
• Colleen Webber,
• Henrique Parsons,
• Samantha Rose Adeli,
• Ella Besserer,
• Leila Cohen,
• Valérie Gratton,
• Rebekah Murphy,
• Grace Warmels,
• Adrianna Bruni,
• Chelsea Noel,
• Brandon Heidinger,
• Koby Anderson,
• Kyle Arsenault-Mehta,
• Krista Wooller,
• Daniel Bedard,
• Paula Enright,
• Isabelle Desjardins,
• Khadija Bhimji

Affiliations

Shirley H Bush

2 Division of Palliative Care, Bruyère Research Institute; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Monisha Kabir

2 Division of Palliative Care, Bruyère Research Institute; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Peter Lawlor

2 Division of Palliative Care, Bruyère Research Institute; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

James Downar

Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Brandi Vanderspank-Wright

School of Nursing, University of Ottawa Faculty of Health Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sarina Isenberg

scientist

Peter Tanuseputro

assistant professor

Akshai Iyengar

13 The Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Claire Dyason

1Palliative/End of Life Care, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Julie Lapenskie

Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Colleen Webber

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Henrique Parsons

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Samantha Rose Adeli

Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ella Besserer

Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Leila Cohen

Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Valérie Gratton

Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Rebekah Murphy

Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Grace Warmels

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Adrianna Bruni

Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Chelsea Noel

Department of Palliative Care, Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Brandon Heidinger

Department of Palliative Care, Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Koby Anderson

Department of Palliative Care, Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Kyle Arsenault-Mehta

Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Krista Wooller

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Daniel Bedard

Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Paula Enright

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Isabelle Desjardins

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Khadija Bhimji

Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada