Survey of satisfaction regarding palliative care provided to patients who died at home or in a hospital
| Autor: | Sayaka Yamanaka, Sakiko Imamura, Arisa Ezaki, Masaaki Katsuki, Toshio Kubota, Hiroshi Moriuchi, Mitsuru Irikura, Momoka Nakamata, Chika Honda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Palliative care Adolescent 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life 030502 gerontology Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Family Child Aged Advanced and Specialized Nursing Aged 80 and over business.industry Palliative Care Infant Newborn Infant Patient Preference Middle Aged Hospitals 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Child Preschool Quality of Life Female 0305 other medical science business Bereavement |
| Zdroj: | International journal of palliative nursing. 26(6) |
| ISSN: | 2052-286X |
| Popis: | Background: Improvement in quality of life (QoL) of patients is one of the most important goals of palliative care, but evaluation of QoL of patients is difficult. Aim: To evaluate QoL of patients who died at home or in a hospital. Methods: We administered the Good Death Inventory (10 core and 8 optional domains) to the bereaved families of patients who died at home or in a hospital. A total of 107 bereaved families undertook a survey. Findings: If a bereaved family chose ‘somewhat agree’, ‘agree’ or ‘absolutely agree’, the answer was regarded as a ‘satisfactory answer’. Regarding the 10 core domains, of patients who died in a hospital, 60% of respondents gave a ‘satisfactory answer’ to seven questions. Regarding the eight optional domains, of patients who died in a hospital, 60% of respondents gave a ‘satisfactory answer’ to four questions. Conclusions: QoL of patients who died at home appeared higher than that of those who died in a hospital. Patients prefer to remain at home rather than in a hospital, probably because at home they are surrounded by familiar things and can live according to their usual habits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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