作者
David Hui, Ahmed Elsayem, Maxine De La Cruz, Ann Berger, Donna S Zhukovsky, Shana Palla, Avery Evans, Nada Fadul, J Lynn Palmer, Eduardo Bruera
发表日期
2010/3/17
期刊
Jama
卷号
303
期号
11
页码范围
1054-1061
出版商
American Medical Association
简介
Context
The current state of palliative care in cancer centers is not known.
Objectives
To determine the availability and degree of integration of palliative care services and to compare between National Cancer Institute (NCI) and non-NCI cancer centers in the United States.
Design, Setting, and Participants
A survey of 71 NCI-designated cancer centers and a random sample of 71 non-NCI cancer centers of both executives and palliative care clinical program leaders, where applicable, regarding their palliative care services between June and October 2009. Survey questions were generated after a comprehensive literature search, review of guidelines from the National Quality Forum, and discussions among 7 physicians with research interest in palliative oncology. Executives were also asked about their attitudes toward palliative care.
Main Outcome Measure
Availability of palliative care services in the cancer center …
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