Krarup-Hansen A, Christensen S, Knudsen J L, Mørch M M
H:S Rigshospitalet, Finsencentret, onkologisk afdeling.
Ugeskr Laeger. 1998 Apr 27;160(18):2693-8.
A questionnaire was mailed to 42 representative in-patient departments of hospitals in the City of Copenhagen asking the medical staff to state what number of their patients could possibly be referred to a future hospital--associated palliative care unit. All-together 215 answers were returned from two questionnaire dates two weeks apart, comprising more than 1750 patients each day. Furthermore, 42 of 60 general practitioners answered another questionnaire on the same topic. From the hospital questionnaire it was concluded that approximately 8% of all patients were admitted for palliative care reasons, 75% suffering from incurable cancer. More than 50% of patients admitted for palliative care reasons were assessed to be suitable candidates for a palliative care unit. The general practitioners recognised at least 50 patients treated only for palliative reasons. In the same month the general practitioners referred more than 20 patients to hospital wards, but two-thirds of the practitioners would have preferred that these patients could have had the option of staying at home for terminal care. In general, more than 50% of the medical staff opted for establishing a palliative care unit.
一份问卷被邮寄给哥本哈根市42个具有代表性的医院住院科室，要求医护人员说明他们的患者中可能会被转至未来医院附属姑息治疗病房的人数。相隔两周的两次问卷发放共收到215份回复，每天涉及超过1750名患者。此外，60名全科医生中有42人就同一主题回答了另一份问卷。从医院问卷得出的结论是，约8%的患者因姑息治疗原因入院，75%患有无法治愈的癌症。因姑息治疗原因入院的患者中，超过50%被评估为姑息治疗病房的合适人选。全科医生确认至少有50名患者仅接受姑息治疗。同月，全科医生将20多名患者转至医院病房，但三分之二的医生更希望这些患者能够选择在家接受临终关怀。总体而言，超过50%的医护人员选择设立姑息治疗病房。
