Home-Based Hospice Care Provided by a Free-Standing Hospice Center: Patients' Characteristics and Service Conditions / 한국호스피스완화의료학회지
Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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: 145-153, 2016.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-30060
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was conducted to investigate patients' characteristics and actual conditions of home-based services offered by a free-standing hospice center.METHODS:
A retrospective review was performed with the medical records of 75 patients who received home-based hospice care from a free-standing hospice center from January 2014 through December 2014.RESULTS:
Most patients (54.7%) were enrolled via self-directed referral. The reason for the service termination was death at home 25.3%, admission to a hospice ward 50.7%, hospitalization 22.6% and patients' refusal 2.7%. Seventy three patients had cancer, and two patients had ALS. Among all, 58.7% were in a dying phase, and 34.7% were almost completely bedfast at the time of their enrollment in this study. When they enrolled, the patients' physical symptoms were characterized as pain (89.4%), sleep disturbance (71.2%), urinary difficulties (35.8%) and defecation difficulties (47.8%). Among all, 77.4% terminated the home visit service within one month. The mean frequency of the home visits was 3.25 (±3.98), and less than five in 82.7% of patients. The mean frequency of the phone service was 3.40 (±3.12). The frequency of doctor's home visits was 1.21±0.79 on average, and the figure increased when patients' conditions turned unstable.CONCLUSION:
It is necessary to develop a home-based hospice care model with consideration of patients' characteristics and the actual service conditions delivered by free-standing hospice facilities.
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Asunto principal:
Derivación y Consulta
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Registros Médicos
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Cuidados Paliativos al Final de la Vida
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Defecación
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Servicios de Atención de Salud a Domicilio
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Hospitales para Enfermos Terminales
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Hospitalización
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Visita Domiciliaria
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
Año:
2016
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Artículo
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