Decision-making support for cancer patients and their families at a palliative care clinic in a designated regional cancer care hospital
Palliative Care Research
;
: 324-328, 2015.
Artigo
em Japonês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-376648
ABSTRACT
<b>Objective:</b>There are few reports on decision-making support at palliative care clinics in designated regional cancer care hospitals. This study clarified the types of decisionmaking support patients with cancer and their families were provided by specialized outpatient palliative care services.<b> Method:</b>We retrospectively examined the medical records of 110 patients who had been referred to the palliative care clinic for home care between April 2012 and March 2014. <b>Results:</b>The median duration of receiving services from the palliative care clinic was 23 days(range:1~492 days). The mean number of visits to the clinic was 4.7 visits(range:1~29 visits). A total of 89 patients(80%)needed decision-making support. Of those 89 patients, 33(30%)required support in making a decision about anticancer treatment. Twenty-six(78%)of those 33 patients had just received the diagnosis or were receiving anticancer treatment. <b>Conclusion:</b>The study suggested that decision-making support in early stages is an important role for a palliative care clinic in a designated regional cancer care hospital.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Idioma:
Japonês
Revista:
Palliative Care Research
Ano de publicação:
2015
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