[COPD symptom screening can identify patients who require palliation]

Amal Durakovic; Dorte Lander Rasmussen; Anne Marie Kjærsgaard-Andersen

[COPD symptom screening can identify patients who require palliation]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2014 Jun 2;176(23):V02130097.

[Article in Danish]

Authors

Amal Durakovic¹, Dorte Lander Rasmussen, Anne Marie Kjærsgaard-Andersen

Affiliation

¹ Forskningsenheden, Center for Planlagt Kirurgi, Regionshospitalet Silkeborg, Hospitalsenhed Midt, Falkevej 1-3, 8600 Silkeborg. annemarie.kjaersgaard@midt.rm.dk.

PMID: 25352077

Abstract

This study developed and tested a collaboration model to improve the quality of palliative care for all patients with life-threatening illness who require palliation. Journal audit was performed on 79 in-hospital patients. European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Quality of Life Question-naire (EORTC-QLQ-C15-PAL) symptom screening was found to be applicable to all patients with life-threatening illness. It was found important to document the patients' wishes for the end of life care and furthermore the electronic correspondence was found to contain relevant and sufficient information for the continuity of care.

MeSH terms

Critical Illness
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Medical Records
Models, Theoretical
Neoplasms / diagnosis
Palliative Care*
Patient Preference
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy
Quality of Health Care
Surveys and Questionnaires