Unmet needs of persons with cancer in Pennsylvania during the period of terminal care.
Cancer
; 62(3): 627-34, 1988 Aug 01.
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| ID: mdl-3390799
ABSTRACT
A stratified random sample of recent cancer deaths was drawn from the Pennsylvania death registry, and 433 family members or close friends were interviewed concerning unmet needs during the last month of life. It was estimated that 72% of persons who died of cancer in Pennsylvania experienced at least one unmet service need during this period. The most frequently reported was help with activities of daily living, estimated at 42% of cancer deaths, involving over 11,000 persons each year in the state. There were significantly more unmet needs during the terminal period, compared with just after diagnosis, in activities of daily living, obtaining health care, transportation, and problems with medical staff. Our findings indicate a need to increase a broad range of support programs during the terminal period, especially of home-care services.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assistência Terminal
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Família
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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde
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Pesquisa sobre Serviços de Saúde
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article