| Item type: | Article | ||||
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| Journal or Publication Title: | DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift | ||||
| Publisher: | GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG | ||||
| Place of Publication: | STUTTGART | ||||
| Volume: | 136 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 45 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 2302-2307 | ||||
| Date: | 2011 | ||||
| Institutions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Anästhesiologie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I | ||||
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| Keywords: | OF-LIFE CARE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; DETERMINANTS; PATIENT; ORDERS; VIEW; outpatient palliative care structures; advance directive; care structures; palliative emergency card; palliative emergency plan | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||
| Item ID: | 64429 |
Web of ScienceAbstract
Preventive crisis management in general outpatient palliative care - prospectively cross-sectional study of General Practitioners in Eastern Bavaria Background: General out-patient palliative care (GOPC) must be integrated into the care of patients with life-limiting diseases. Aim of the study was to evaluate experiences of general practitioners concerning advance directives and palliative ...
Abstract
Preventive crisis management in general outpatient palliative care - prospectively cross-sectional study of General Practitioners in Eastern Bavaria Background: General out-patient palliative care (GOPC) must be integrated into the care of patients with life-limiting diseases. Aim of the study was to evaluate experiences of general practitioners concerning advance directives and palliative emergency sheets. Methods: A self-provided survey was mailed to all general practitioners in Regensburg (cross-sectional study). Main outcome measures included responses regarding a palliative emergency sheet (PES) and a palliative emergency plan (PEP). The investigation period was four months. The analysis was performed using defined criteria (e. g. professional experience concerning palliative care patients, patients treated in nursing homes, patients with dementia). Results: Sixty-nine questionnaires from 259 were analysed (response rate 27%). 86% of respondents named practical experience in the care of palliative patients, 46% named theoretical knowledge in this field. 41% and 40% consider creating an advance directive for their practical work as important/very important (p=0.004 concerning the treatment of more than five palliative care patients per three months). 52% and 49% regard a PES or a PEP to be relevant (PES median: 6.5, SD +/- 2.7; PEP median: 6.5 SD +/- 2.9; intergroup analysis p < 0.05). 94% of respondents name the general practitioner to be suitable for creating an advance directive. Conclusion: In Germany, GOPC in end-of-life care is very important. This study shows that advance directives were declared as an important instrument for patients' autonomy. The sense of PES and PEP to ensure patients' autonomy, especially for acute emergency medical palliative care, must be better recognized. However, the increase in acceptance in the GOPC for such instruments must be disclosed. Further studies to investigate this problem are necessary.
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