在血液学/瘤学中同时使用临床医院医疗保健 退伍军人事务 患者群体
Anshu Hemrajani1,2, Shelly Lo2, Alexi Vahlkamp1
1Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL, USA.
The American journal of hospice & palliative care
|October 17, 2023
概括
同时护理允许患者接受临终关怀和疾病修饰治疗. 这项研究发现,很少有同时护理的患者使用癌症导向疗法,在临终时使用率下降.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 抚慰性护理是一种缓解性护理.
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 同时护理将临终关怀的好处与严重疾病患者的疾病修饰治疗相结合.
- 了解医疗保健利用和同时护理的治疗模式对于优化患者的治疗结果至关重要.
- 这种模式旨在提供全面的支持,平衡积极治疗与终身护理偏好.
研究的目的:
- 检查在同时接受护理的患者中医疗保健的使用情况.
- 评估癌症导向疗法和息干预措施在同时护理中的使用情况.
- 为了确定同时接受护理的患者死亡的地点.
主要方法:
- 在海恩斯退伍军人事务医疗中心 (VAMC) 对72名血液瘤学患者的观察性研究.
- 从2018年12月到2021年4月收集的数据.
- 用描述性统计数据,包括中位数和百分比来总结数据.
主要成果:
- 少数患者接受了细胞毒性化疗 (27.8%),免疫疗法 (20.8%),或缓解性辐射 (20.9%).
- 随着患者生命的临近,针对癌症的治疗使用率下降 (30天内24.4%,死亡后14天内13.3%).
- 大多数患者死于家 (62.9%) 或住院 (12.9%),很少有人死于医院 (2.9%).
结论:
- 很少有同时护理的患者使用可用的癌症导向疗法或额外的干预措施.
- 针对癌症的治疗方法的使用在生命结束时显著下降.
- 同时照顾的平均停留时间为近3个月,表明持续受益.
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