Integrated palliative medicine in public oncology: a 10-year review
| Autor: | Louisa Lui, Ka Chun Tsang, Horace Cheuk-Wai Choi, Macy Tong, Inda Soong, Wai Man Lam, Kwok-Keung Yuen, Raymond S. K. Lo, Sing Hung Lo, Kam Hung Wong, Sik Kwan Chan, Po Tin Lam, Bryan Li, Tai-Chung Lam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Service (business) medicine.medical_specialty Population ageing Palliative care Oncology (nursing) business.industry Medicine (miscellaneous) Cancer General Medicine medicine.disease Service coverage 03 medical and health sciences Medical–Surgical Nursing 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Internal medicine Cohort medicine In patient 030212 general & internal medicine business End-of-life care |
| Zdroj: | BMJ supportivepalliative care. |
| ISSN: | 2045-4368 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesThe rapid ageing population of Hong Kong has a high demand on oncology and palliative care (PC) service. This study was the first territory-wide assessment in Hong Kong to assess the palliative service coverage in patients with advanced cancer in the past decade.MethodsCancer deaths of all 43 public hospitals of Hong Kong were screened. Randomly selected 2800 cancer deaths formed a representative cohort in all seven service clusters of Hospital Authority at 4 time points (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015). Individual patient records were thoroughly reviewed. Predictors of PC coverage was evaluated in univariable and multivariable analyses.ResultsFrom 2006 to 2015, PC coverage improved steadily from 55.4% to 68.9% (pConclusionThere was concrete achievement in palliative service development in the past decade. Heterogeneity and late service provision should be addressed in future. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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