作者
David C Currow, Meera Agar, Christine Sanderson, Amy P Abernethy
发表日期
2008/1
期刊
Palliative medicine
卷号
22
期号
1
页码范围
43-50
出版商
Sage Publications
简介
Background
In palliative care, the target population (all people with life-limiting illnesses and their family/caregivers) and the complexity of their needs from diagnosis to bereavement should define the subpopulation who access specialist palliative care services (SPCS). Have caregivers of patients who have not accessed SPCS had their needs met?Methods
As part of a broader state-wide randomized face-to-face population health survey over six years (18 224 interviews, 71% response), questions were asked of people bereaved in the previous five years when someone close to them died an `expected' death (39% of respondents). Questions included respondent demographics, the diagnosis of the deceased and, for one year, whether SPCS was of benefit (if used) or needed (if not used). Differential uptake rates were calculated for diagnosis, income, country of birth and age and 2 × 2 tables reflecting the accuracy …学术搜索中的文章
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