作者
Sophie Pautex, Claudia Gamondi, Yves Philippin, Grégoire Gremaud, François Herrmann, Cristian Camartin, Petra Vayne-Bossert
发表日期
2018/12/1
期刊
BMJ supportive & palliative care
卷号
8
期号
4
页码范围
475-484
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Background
Little is known in Europe about end-of-life (EOL) decisions and advance directives (AD), particularly in patients with severe advanced disease. Switzerland is a multicultural and multilingual federal country and has the particularity of being divided into four linguistic and cultural regions
Objective
To understand better in different regions of Switzerland which specific patient's characteristics could have an impact on their decision to complete AD or not.
Design/setting/participants
Prospective study conducted in four palliative care units. Patients with an advanced oncological disease, fluent in French, German or Italian and with a Mini-Mental State Examination >20 were included. Demographic data, symptom burden (Edmonton Symptom Assessment System, ESAS; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS) and spiritual well-being (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual well-being …
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