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[Nurses' perspectives on outpatient palliative care in Vorarlberg, Austria]. / Ambulante Palliativversorgung aus Sicht der Pflege in Vorarlberg, Österreich.
Rizza, K; Mathis, G.
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  • Rizza K; Bildungshaus Batschuns, Kapf 1, 6835, Zwischenwasser, Österreich. katharina.rizza@bhba.at.
  • Mathis G; Bildungshaus Batschuns, Kapf 1, 6835, Zwischenwasser, Österreich.
Z Gerontol Geriatr ; 52(7): 667-672, 2019 Nov.
Article en De | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30402739
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Due to the demographic development the need for palliative care in the outpatient setting will increase and challenge general practitioners and community nurses.

AIM:

This study investigated the state of outpatient palliative care in Vorarlberg, Austria from the perspective of outpatient community nurses. The key points of the survey covered the burden of symptoms suffered by palliative patients. Another key focus was the cooperation and communication between community nurses and general practitioners.

METHODS:

Between 8 February and 7 March 2016 all 50 community-based nursing services in Vorarlberg were invited to participate in an online survey designed to estimate outpatient palliative care. The survey collected quantitative and descriptive data and 38 nursing services returned the questionnaire (76 %).

RESULTS:

According to community-based nurses, the proportion of patients in need of palliative care was 5.7 %. This assessment of needs correlates well with the proportion of personnel qualified in palliative care (p = 0.02). Nursing personnel estimated a high prevalence of symptom burden (76 %). Communication between outpatient nursing personnel and general practitioners relied primarily on telephone calls (79-90 %), less on joint rounds (13-21 %) and case reviews (26-45 %). According to 63 % of the nursing personnel the rate of hospitalization could be reduced with better interprofessional cooperation.

DISCUSSION:

Symptom burden in the outpatient setting was similar to that of patients being cared for in hospitals. Healthcare personnel in general palliative care should be adequately qualified. The quality of communication via telephone calls should be critically examined in further studies.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cuidados Paliativos / Actitud del Personal de Salud / Enfermeras y Enfermeros Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: De Revista: Z Gerontol Geriatr Asunto de la revista: GERIATRIA Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cuidados Paliativos / Actitud del Personal de Salud / Enfermeras y Enfermeros Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: De Revista: Z Gerontol Geriatr Asunto de la revista: GERIATRIA Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article
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