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Conocimiento de las preferencias de los pacientes terminales en los hospitales públicos de la Región de Murcia / Advanced knowledge of patient preferences for end-of-life care in national health service hospitals of the Murcia Region
Franco Tovar, B; Silva Gama, Z. A. da; Saturno Hernández, P. J.
Affiliation
  • Franco Tovar, B; Universidad de Murcia. Murcia. España
  • Silva Gama, Z. A. da; Universidad de Murcia. Murcia. España
  • Saturno Hernández, P. J; Universidad de Murcia. Murcia. España
Rev. calid. asist ; 26(3): 152-160, mayo-jun. 2011.
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-129065
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
RESUMEN
Fundamento. Los cuidados terminales no deseados son un evento adverso evitable y sujeto a normativa legal. Una de las recomendaciones para la seguridad del paciente del National Quality Forum (NQF) es «Asegurar el conocimiento de preferencias del paciente para cuidados terminales». Nuestro objetivo es valorar el cumplimiento de esta recomendación y qué factores sociolaborales se asocian a él en los hospitales públicos de la Región de Murcia. Métodos. Estudio transversal en 8 hospitales. Medimos indicadores de estructura (existencia y características de los protocolos sobre instrucciones previas) y proceso (frecuencia con que se indagan las preferencias de pacientes terminales), construidos según la recomendación del NQF. El indicador de proceso se mide mediante un cuestionario distribuido a una muestra representativa de profesionales (n=3.141). Realizamos un análisis descriptivo de resultados de ambos indicadores. La asociación de variables sociolaborales con la indagación de preferencias del paciente (variable dependiente) se analiza mediante regresión logística. Resultados. Uno de los 8 hospitales tenía protocolo válido. El 12% (IC del 95%, 9,4-14,6) de los profesionales (n=607) respondió que en su servicio siempre se indagan las preferencias de los pacientes terminales. La existencia de protocolo se asoció significativamente (odds ratio [OR] = 18,1; IC del 95%, 2,28-143,83) a la respuesta positiva, y trabajar en servicios quirúrgicos (OR=0,15; IC del 95%, 0,04-0,65) a una respuesta negativa. Conclusiones. Se observa un escaso cumplimiento de la recomendación del NQF, evidenciado por una escasa protocolización sobre instrucciones previas y la baja frecuencia de consulta a pacientes terminales sobre sus preferencias. La implantación de protocolos puede ayudar a mejorar esta situación que es significativamente peor en servicios quirúrgicos(AU)
ABSTRACT
Background and objective. Provision of unwanted end-of-life care is an adverse event that can be avoided and is regulated by law. One of the Safe Practices recommended by the National Quality Forum (NQF) is «Ensure that patient preferences regarding end-of-life care are known». Our objective is to assess compliance with this recommendation, and the associated socio-professional factors, in the National Health Service hospitals in the Murcia Region (Spain). Methods. Cross-sectional study in 8 hospitals. We measured structure (existence and characteristics of guidelines about advance directives) and process (frequency with which healthcare providers enquire about the preferences of terminally ill patients) indicators, constructed according to the NQF recommendation. The process indicator was measured using a questionnaire distributed to a sample of clinical personnel (n=3141). A descriptive analysis of the results was performed. The association of socio-professional variables with asking patient's preferences (dependent variable) was analysed using multivariate logistic regression. Results. One of the eight assessed hospitals has valid guidelines. Only 12% of professionals (n=607), (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.4-14.6), responded that they always enquire about the preferences of terminally ill patients in their departments. The existence of guidelines is significantly associated with this response (odds ratio [OR]=18.1; 95% CI, 2.28-143.83) and working in surgical departments with a negative response (OR=0.15; 95% CI, 0.04-0.65). Conclusions. There is a very low compliance with the NQF recommendation, evidenced by the lack of guidelines and the low frequency in which terminally ill patients are asked about their preferences for life-sustaining treatment. Implementation of guidelines may help to improve this situation, which is significantly worse in surgical services(AU)
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Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health Database: IBECS Main subject: Palliative Care / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Hospices / Hospitals, Public Type of study: Etiology study / Practice guideline / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Aspects: Equity and inequality / Patient-preference Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. calid. asist Year: 2011 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Murcia/España
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Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health Database: IBECS Main subject: Palliative Care / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Hospices / Hospitals, Public Type of study: Etiology study / Practice guideline / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Aspects: Equity and inequality / Patient-preference Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. calid. asist Year: 2011 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Murcia/España
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