scholarly journals A Pilot Study in the Home Care of Terminal Cancer Patients

1953 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 909-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mildred C. J. Pfeiffer ◽  
Eloise M. Lemon
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Terminal Cancer ◽  
Terminal Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Current Use of Sedatives for Terminal Cancer Patients near Death Receiving Home Palliative Care, and Influence on Home Care Period

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Kotaro Hashimoto ◽  
Kazuki Sato ◽  
Mitsuharu Sasaki ◽  
Hiroaki Takabayashi ◽  
Masanori Kawahara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Terminal Cancer ◽  
Terminal Cancer Patients ◽  
Care Period

Comparison of Home and Hospital Care of Advanced Cancer Patients

1989 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vittorio Ventafridda ◽  
Franco De Conno ◽  
Antonio Viganò ◽  
Carla Ripamonti ◽  
Michele Gallucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Terminal Cancer ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Terminal Cancer Patients ◽  
Hospital Patients

Treatment and care of terminal cancer patients are conducted in different ways, according to the cultural, social, political and economical situations of the countries which have progressively adopted and developed them. In Italy there are no specialized structures such as « hospices » or the « palliative care units » like in the Anglo-Saxon world: the care of terminal cancer patients is carried out either in a general hospital or at their own home. In Milan and elsewhere there are home care teams in which doctors, nurses, social workers and volunteers, all work in connection with hospital structures. In this way, patients can receive specialized care for physical, psycological and social problems at home too. To evaluate costs and effectiveness of this program, a comparison was made between the home care and the conventional treatment carried out in general hospitals. Two groups of thirty terminal cancer patients have been studied: the first group was composed of hospital patients in Desio and the second one included patients cared for by the home care service organized by the Floriani Foundation and the Italian League against Cancer (Milan Section). We evaluated intensity and duration of pain, hours of sleep and hours of standing, sitting and lying, presence of side-effects, performance status and therapies. Data were also collected on the quality of life (Spitzer QLI), social and economical needs of the patients, type and quality of care, degree of awareness of the diagnosis by the patient and the family. This data were collected by the nurse who looked after the patient. Care costs were also quantified. The comparison between the two groups significantly favours the home care group as shown by the performance status after 2 weeks of care, the « health scale » and the Total Index of the Spitzer QLI and in general the greater satisfaction of the care received. Home care produces results equivalent to those achieved in hospitals as far as clinical parameters are concerned. An approximate quantification of the costs shows that an average cost for a day's home care was about Lit. 52,500 as compared with Lit. 360,000 for a day's hospitalization.

Association between Spiritual Well-Being and Pain, Anxiety and Depression in Terminal Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Joo Lee ◽  
Chul-Min Kim ◽  
John A. Linton ◽  
Duk Chul Lee ◽  
Sang-Yeon Suh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Terminal Cancer ◽  
Pain Anxiety ◽  
Terminal Cancer Patients ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Impact of Home Care on Place of Death, Access to Emergency Departments and Opioid Therapy in 350 Terminal Cancer Patients

2008 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Saugo ◽  
Michele Pellizzari ◽  
Laura Marcon ◽  
Pierpaolo Benetollo ◽  
Roberto Toffanin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Opioid Therapy ◽  
Place Of Death ◽  
Terminal Cancer ◽  
Terminal Cancer Patients

Cost analysis of transmural home care for terminal cancer patients

1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank W.J.M. Smeenk ◽  
André J.H.A. Ament ◽  
Jolanda C.M. van Haastregt ◽  
Luc P. de Witte ◽  
Harry F.J.M. Crebolder
Keyword(s):  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Terminal Cancer ◽  
Terminal Cancer Patients
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