Effectiveness of Palliative Care Services in Symptom Control of Patients with Advanced Terminal Cancer A Spanish, Multicenter, Prospective, Quasi-Experimental, Pre-Post Study
Effectiveness of Palliative Care Services in Symptom Control of Patients with Advanced Terminal Cancer A Spanish, Multicenter, Prospective, Quasi-Experimental, Pre-Post Study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.02.026
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发表时间:
2010-11-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Rodriguez, Jose
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作者:
Gomez-Batiste, Xavier;Porta-Sales, Josep;Rodriguez, Jose
Context In implementing the National Strategy of Palliative Care in Spain, there needs to be an evaluation of services, especially of their effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction of patients and familiesObjectives To assess the effectiveness of palliative care services (PCS) in improving symptom control in SpainMethods This multicenter, prospective, quasi-experimental, pre-post intervention study evaluated symptoms, such as pain, breakthrough pain, anorexia, nausea/vomiting, constipation, insomnia, dyspnea at rest and with movement, anxiety, and depression, using patient-reported numeric rating scales on Days 0, 7, and 14 after referral to a PCSResults Of the 318 PCSs included in the National Directory for 2004, 105 services in the 17 autonomous regions of Spain were able to report 265 eligible (treatment-naive) patients Nonparticipation by some centers was because of excessive workload or because their patients were not treatment-naive Median survival was 42 days Pain seventy and number of crises of breakthrough pain significantly improved, as did other indicators of patient satisfaction Symptom improvement was independent of type of service (in acute bed hospitals, medium-term stay facilities, hospital support teams, home care support teams, and outpatient clinics)Conclusion Our national plan appears to be successful in reducing symptoms irrespective of the type of organization providing the PCS An area for improvement could be to lessen the workload of individual teams J Pain Symptom Manage 2010,40 652-660 (C) 2010 US Cancer Pain Relief Committee Published by Elsevier Inc All rights reserved