Objective To investigate clinicians' practice and opinions on sedation therapy in end-stage patients at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Methods From August,2022 to April,2023,an online questionnaire survey was conducted among clinicians involved in end-stage patient management. Results A total of 205 questionnaires were distributed,with an effective response rate of 56.1%.Among the clinicians,55.7% of them had experience of applying sedation therapy in end-stage patients;85.2% of clinicians believed that sedation could relieve the suffering of terminal patients from physical refractory symptoms;75.7% of clinicians considered that sedation therapy could be used to relieve agony from psycho-existential distress.Most clinicians had concerns about sedation therapy due to the lack of legal support(86.1%)and the lack of understanding of patients or families(59.1%).The majority (90.4%) of clinicians were willing to receive training on palliative sedation. Conclusions A majority of clinicians agree that sedation therapy could relieve the physical distress and psycho-existential distress in end-stage patients.However,most clinicians have concerns about the application of sedation therapy due to the lack of legal support.It is necessary to enhance the training on palliative sedation.
目的 调查北京协和医院不同科室临床医生对终末期患者镇静治疗的经历和观点。方法 2022年8月至2023年4月对涉及终末期患者管理的临床医生进行线上问卷调查。结果 共发放问卷205份,整体有效回收率56.1%。其中,55.7%的医生曾有对终末期患者实施镇静的经历。85.2%和75.7%的医生认为使用镇静药物可缓解终末期患者的躯体症状和心理生存痛苦。大部分医生因为担心缺乏法律支持(86.1%)和患者或家属不理解(59.1%)而对镇静治疗存在顾虑。90.4%的医生愿意接受缓和镇静培训。结论 本次调查发现大多数医生认同通过镇静治疗缓解终末期患者的躯体症状和心理生存痛苦,但因缺乏法律法规支持而对镇静治疗的实施存在顾虑,需要加强缓和镇静培训。.
Keywords: end-stage patient; palliative care; refractory symptom; sedation.