Survey of distressing symptoms in dying patients and their families in hospital and the response to a symptom control team
Survey of distressing symptoms in dying patients and their families in hospital and the response to a symptom control team
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医院临终患者及其家属的痛苦症状调查以及症状控制小组的反应
作者：
J. Hockley;R. Dunlop;R. Davies
研究了26名临终病人及其家人在一家没有特定临终关怀设施的医院接受护理的情况。这些患者死于恶性和非恶性疾病。有一半的患者出现厌食、失眠、口腔覆盖或感染、疼痛和压疮。对在家照顾病人的恐惧和缺乏信息是亲属最常发现的问题。作为这项研究的结果，已经建立了一个专门从事症状控制和支持性护理的多学科小组。平均而言，在医院死于癌症的患者总数中，有一半得到了该团队的支持。自该团队成立以来，垂死患者亲属的投诉数量已大幅减少。
The care given to 26 dying patients, and their families, being nursed in a hospital where there was no specific terminal care facility was studied. These patients were dying from both malignant and non-malignant disease. Anorexia, sleeplessness, coated or infected mouths, pain, and pressure sores were seen in half of the patients. Fear about caring for the patient at home and lack of information were the problems most frequently identified by the relatives. As a result of this study a multidisciplinary team specialising in symptom control and supportive care has been established. On average half of the total number of patients dying from cancer in the hospital are supported by the team. The number of complaints from relatives of dying patients has been drastically reduced since the team was formed.