Implementation of Palliative Care in Clinical Practice in German Units for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Nationwide Survey
| Autor: | Britta Buchhold, Christian Schmidt, Dennis Nonnenberg, Laila Schneidewind, William Krüger, Thomas Neumann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Palliative care business.industry Palliative Care Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation General Medicine Nationwide survey language.human_language Clinical Practice German Transplantation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Germany Surveys and Questionnaires Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing medicine language Humans Stem cell Intensive care medicine business End-of-life care 030215 immunology |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of hospicepalliative care. 38(10) |
| ISSN: | 1938-2715 |
| Popis: | Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) is a curative therapy for otherwise fatal diseases, however it is associated with a considerable morbidity and mortality. In consequence, it can be assumed that a considerable percentage of patients would benefit from high-quality palliative care (PC) during their course of disease. To assess the standard of PC in German transplant centers, a questionnaire was sent out to all German centers recognized from the EBMT membership list and the annually ZKRD report (n = 52). The response rate was not as high as expected with n = 27 (51,9%), even after reminding by phone calls or by e-mails. In brief, palliative care after allogeneic stem cell transplantation shows a wide variation in Germany. This is true for structures, processes and measures. A national standard for SCT-patients has not been established so far and there are no pre-conditions concerning palliative care after alloSCT for a certification by the EBMT according the JACIE standards. There is a considerable need for a crosslinking of alloSCT with PC. Clear standards should be established by the scientific societies concerning personnel, structure and processes. |
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