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7930153

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
As part of a randomized controlled trial of a new district co-ordinating service for the care of terminally ill cancer patients, the activities of the nurse co-ordinators and the acceptability and perceived effectiveness of the service were assessed. Co-ordinators' activities were self-recorded; professional caregivers completed a postal questionnaire; and family carers were interviewed at home. Thirty-eight per cent of patients allocated to the co-ordinators were not visited at home. Overall, 41% of professionals had heard of the co-ordinating service and 20% had been contacted. A third of relatives, whether allocated or not to the co-ordinating service, felt that terminal care of their patient was not well co-ordinated and that they did not know how to get the help they needed for their dying relative. It may be that the nurse co-ordinators were unwilling or unable to relinquish their skills in order to provide a 'broker' style of co-ordination. Perhaps less skilled co-ordinators would have been more successful. Moreover, the co-ordinating service had no budgetary responsibility. Those concerned with quality assurance in co-ordination of terminal care might consider the skill mix and professional training of the co-ordinators as well as their budgetary responsibilities and authority.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0309-2402
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
337-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-4-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Acceptability and perceived effectiveness of a district co-ordinating service for terminal care: implications for quality assurance.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't