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8618119

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
An existing hospice palliative care inpatient unit was studied from September 1993 to November 1993 to characterize it for two qualities: demographics of admitted patients and family satisfaction after discharge. The purpose of this study was to identify current uses of the unit and determine whether the high level of satisfaction among family members, as perceived by the staff, was accurate. To characterize demographics, 100 consecutive admissions to the unit were assessed prospectively beginning in September 1993. To characterize family satisfaction, a survey was sent to the families of 240 patients who had been cared for on the inpatient unit. Since this study, it has been identified that care on the hospice palliative care unit is provided at a 50% reduction in daily hospital charges. The hospital has benefited from establishing and maintaining an acute care inpatient hospice palliative care unit. Other academic medical centers in the United States should consider a designated unit for symptom management and terminal care as part of their comprehensive range of healthcare services.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-0443
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of an acute inpatient hospice palliative care unit in a U.S. teaching hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Hospice Program, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article