[Study of terminally ill patients' needs in an university hospital]. / Etude des besoins des patients en phase avancée d'une maladie évolutive dans un CHU.
Sante Publique
; 13(4): 339-47, 2001 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-11963531
ABSTRACT
Within the framework of a project to create a Mobile Palliative Care Unit, in May 2000 we conducted an evaluation of the needs of patients undergoing palliative care in a university hospital centre. Thanks to the use of a standardised questionnaire, a team of doctors and nurses for each service was able to describe the symptoms, treatments and social and family situations as well as assess the eventual outcome of the patients hospitalised in their service who were in an advanced or terminal phase. In total, the study included 52 cases (5.5% of available beds). 81% of patients reported suffering from physical discomfort and 70% from psychological distress. A specific treatment for the disease in question was maintained in 28% of the cases. In 24% of the cases, the patient had social problems. Among all of the patients, 31% were on the waiting list to be transferred to a different location.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
/
Pacientes
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Cuidado Terminal
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adult
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Child
/
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Sante Publique
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia