Maccabee J
Nottinghamshire County Council Social Services Department, Macmillan Palliative Care Unit, Nottingham.
Palliat Med. 1994;8(3):211-4. doi: 10.1177/026921639400800304.
The constant demand on hospice inpatient services has led to an increasing use of nursing home beds for patients requiring longer-term nursing care, once their symptoms have been controlled and if care at home is feasible. The effect of such a transfer on the patient has not previously been examined. The results of this study suggest that the transfer of a patient from a palliative care unit to a nursing home may lead to a shortfall in meeting the needs of patients and relatives. Strategies that might improve this practice in the current social services climate are suggested.
对临终关怀住院服务的持续需求，导致一旦患者症状得到控制且居家护理可行，就越来越多地使用养老院床位来照顾需要长期护理的患者。此前尚未研究过这种转移对患者的影响。这项研究的结果表明，患者从姑息治疗病房转移到养老院可能导致无法满足患者及其亲属的需求。文中提出了在当前社会服务环境下可能改善这种做法的策略。
