Exploring the role of food as part of person-centred palliative and end-of-life care.

​​​Palliative care is not just about providing good quality medical care; it is also about providing good quality life while dying. The role that food plays in palliative care is not understood. Most research on food in palliative care focuses on nutrition, not the importance of serving food that patients would prefer to eat. This study seeks to improve care at Bruyère by talking to patients, caregivers, staff in the Palliative Care Unit, and hospital decision-makers about the role and importance of food as part of palliative care and how we can better meet the needs of patients, including those from Indigenous and ethno-cultural minority groups at the Palliative Care Unit.

Project Lead: Krystal Kehoe MacLeod kmacleod@bruyere.org

Research Coordinator: Victoria Wicks vwicks@bruyere.org

Wicks V, Philip S, Li W, Bandk K, Warbrick M, Hector A, Lawlor P, Kehoe MacLeod K. (November 28, 2024). Exploring the role of food as part of person-centred palliative care at the Elizabeth Bruyère Hospital. Bruyère Health Annual Research Day. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Poster presentation.

Wicks V, Philip S, Warbick M, Konikoff L, Bandk K, Hector A, Li W, Fiset V, Funnell S, Hebert P, Karunanthan S, Lawlor P, Mantha A, Reed L, Yeung J, Kehoe MacLeod K. (October 24-26, 2024). Exploring the role of food as part of person-centred palliative care at the Bruyere hospital in Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian Association of Gerontology 53rd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Edmonton, Alberta. Oral presentation.

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