Clark David, Wright Michael
International Observatory on End of Life Care, Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 May;33(5):542-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.010.
The International Observatory on End of Life Care (IOELC) was established at Lancaster University, UK, in 2003. Its aims are to provide clear and accessible research-based information about hospice and palliative care provision in the international context. Dissemination is via the Observatory web site (www.eolc-observatory.net), as well as through published articles, monographs, reports, and other media, in ways that facilitate cross-national comparative analysis and stimulate practical development. Primary research studies and reviews are undertaken to generate relevant information. We describe the methods adopted by the IOELC and the range of projects recently undertaken. In particular, we give details of the IOELC categorization of hospice and palliative care development, which can be applied at the country level to facilitate international comparison. We show how this has been used to create a "world map" of hospice and palliative care provision and indicate some of the uses to which this can be put and the ways in which it can be refined over time.
国际临终关怀护理观察站（IOELC）于2003年在英国兰卡斯特大学成立。其目标是在国际背景下提供有关临终关怀和姑息治疗服务的清晰且易于获取的基于研究的信息。通过观察站网站（www.eolc-observatory.net）以及发表的文章、专著、报告和其他媒体进行传播，传播方式有助于跨国比较分析并推动实践发展。开展主要研究和综述以生成相关信息。我们描述了IOELC采用的方法以及最近开展的一系列项目。特别是，我们详细介绍了IOELC对临终关怀和姑息治疗发展的分类，该分类可应用于国家层面以促进国际比较。我们展示了如何利用这一分类创建临终关怀和姑息治疗服务的“世界地图”，并指出其一些用途以及随着时间推移可以完善的方式。
