Jones Brian W
St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood, KY 41017, USA.
Home Healthc Nurse. 2013 Apr;31(4):184-8. doi: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e3182885ec4.
Evidence-based practice has become the accepted phrase relative to healthcare quality and outcomes. Hospice providers have begun to express an interest in applying evidence to practice. Evidence-based practice, with its tiers of evidence, ranks quantitative research methods at the top. However, there is concern that applying evidence-based practice to a subjective concept like pain and suffering may be problematic. A more balanced approach to quality outcomes in hospice care may need to involve patient experience and qualitative research.
循证实践已成为与医疗质量和结果相关的公认术语。临终关怀提供者已开始对将证据应用于实践表现出兴趣。循证实践及其证据层级将定量研究方法列为最高等级。然而，有人担心将循证实践应用于诸如疼痛和痛苦这样的主观概念可能会有问题。在临终关怀中实现更平衡的质量结果方法可能需要纳入患者体验和定性研究。
