Sontag M A
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 1995 Jul-Aug;12(4):29-37. doi: 10.1177/104990919501200412.
This article presents results from a study of all hospice programs in one western state conducted in 1992. Personal interviews and questionnaires were utilized to collect data about hospice programs, hospice directors, hospice nurses, social workers, and chaplains. Hospice programs were identified by type, affiliation, size, and Medicare certification status. Eighty-seven percent of hospice directors in the state were female, and nurses were the directors of 58 percent of the state's hospice programs. Approximately half of the hospice nurses, social workers, and chaplains, and 42 percent of the directors had no prior hospice experience before assuming their present positions.
本文展示了1992年对西部一个州所有临终关怀项目的研究结果。通过个人访谈和问卷调查收集有关临终关怀项目、临终关怀主任、临终关怀护士、社会工作者和牧师的数据。临终关怀项目按类型、所属机构、规模和医疗保险认证状态进行了分类。该州87%的临终关怀主任为女性，58%的州临终关怀项目由护士担任主任。大约一半的临终关怀护士、社会工作者和牧师，以及42%的主任在担任现职之前没有临终关怀工作经验。
