Providing a Palliative Care Service: Towards an Evidence BaseOxford University Press, 1999 - Počet stran: 276 This book addresses key questions about the need for palliative care, the current provision of services and the evidence for the effectiveness of a range of alternative models of organisation in pallitaive care. A broad approach is taken to include the needs of both cancer patients andpatients with other terminal diseases and the relationship between palliative care and other aspects of health care services. The book is based on a comprehensive and detailed review of the international scientific literature on evaluation of palliative care, providing an essential evidence base forpolicy decisions. |
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... months of life with decreasing savings over longer periods : ... the savings from hospice are predominantly the result of the reduced use of hospital care ( Medicare Part A expenditures ) in the last month of life . Medicare patients ...
... months of life with decreasing savings over longer periods : ... the savings from hospice are predominantly the result of the reduced use of hospital care ( Medicare Part A expenditures ) in the last month of life . Medicare patients ...
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... month of life . ( Emanuel 1996 ) A local study in Greenville , South Carolina showed gains in the last 3 months . This study was not randomized but of two groups comparable in diagnoses , sex , race , payer status , and age ( Mitchell ...
... month of life . ( Emanuel 1996 ) A local study in Greenville , South Carolina showed gains in the last 3 months . This study was not randomized but of two groups comparable in diagnoses , sex , race , payer status , and age ( Mitchell ...
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... months and at 6 months for patients in both groups . Both indicated a trend towards greater satisfaction over time . Family care - givers in specialized home care team group showed significantly higher levels of satisfaction with care ...
... months and at 6 months for patients in both groups . Both indicated a trend towards greater satisfaction over time . Family care - givers in specialized home care team group showed significantly higher levels of satisfaction with care ...
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