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Impact of a palliative care initiative on end-of-life care in the general wards: A before-and-after study._

BACKGROUND: Data on deaths in the general wards of our hospital in 2007 revealed infrequent discussions on end-of-life care and excessive burdensome interventions., AIM: A physician order form to withhold inappropriate life-sustaining interventions…

Tags: 2014, Advance Care Planning/st [Standards], Advance Care Planning/standards, Aged, Asian, Backlog, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Chronic Disease/ep [Epidemiology], Chronic Disease/epidemiology, Chronic Disease/th [Therapy], Chronic Disease/therapy, Chua G, Clinical Audit, Comorbidity, DNAR, DNAR Outcomes, Do-not-resuscitate Orders, Female, Forms and Records Control, general wards, Hospital Mortality/td [Trends], Hospital Mortality/trends, Humans, Journal Article, Life Support Care/methods, Life Support Care/mt [Methods], Life Support Care/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data], Life Support Care/statistics & numerical data, Lim Tow K, Logistic Models, Male, Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine, Patient Admission/statistics & numerical data, Patient Admission/td [Trends], Patient Admission/trends, Phua J, Program Evaluation, Resuscitation Orders, Retrospective Studies, Seah A, Singapore/ep [Epidemiology], Singapore/epidemiology, Social Class, Tan A, Withholding Treatment/sn [statistics & Numerical Data], Withholding Treatment/statistics & Numerical Data

How adult specialists deal with the principles of a successful transition

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether adult specialists comply with the basic principles for a successful transition of adolescents with chronic disorders, and to determine whether the characteristics of the adult specialists have an influence on applying…

Health care transition: youth, family, and provider perspectives

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the process of health care transition (HCT) posing the following questions: What are the transition experiences of youths and young adults with disabilities and special health care needs, family members, and health care…

Treatment of children with unexplained chronic pain

2006

Tags: 2006, Adolescent, Backlog, Child, Chronic Disease/therapy, Cognitive Therapy/methods, Humans, Journal Article, Kashikar-Zuck S, Lancet, Pain/classification/psychology/therapy, PedPal Lit, Severity Of Illness Index

Developmentally appropriate healthcare for young people with chronic illness: questions of philosophy, policy, and practice

2003

Tags: 2003, Adolescent, Adolescent Development, Adolescent Transitions, Adult, Backlog, Chronic Disease/therapy, Continuity Of Patient Care/organization & Administration, Health Policy/trends, Health Promotion/trends, Humans, Journal Article, Pediatric Pulmonology, Practice Guidelines As Topic, Preventive Health Services/trends, Quality of Health Care/trends, Sawyer SM, United States

End-of-life content in treatment guidelines for life-limiting diseases

BACKGROUND: Clinical guidelines are systematically developed statements that influence medical practice, education, and funding. Guidelines represent the consensus of leaders, often based on systematic reviews of the literature, regarding the "state…

Tags: 2004, Arnold RM, Backlog, Chronic Disease/therapy, Disease Management, Hospice Care/standards, Humans, Journal Article, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Mast KR, Non-U.S. Gov't, Palliative Care/standards, Practice Guidelines/standards, Research Support, Salama M, Silverman GK, Terminal Care/standards, United States

Trends in transition from pediatric to adult health care services for young adults with chronic conditions

PURPOSE: The rationale underlying this study was the need to move the transition health services model from a theoretical framework to an empirically-based investigation. Thus, it was necessary to identify programs for youth with chronic or disabling…

Transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care: a challenge for patients with chronic disease

Pediatric providers can expect that 1 of every 10 patients they see will have a chronic, activity-limiting health condition. Thanks to earlier diagnosis and improved therapies, most of these children will live well into adulthood. This means that…

Chronic illness in adolescents: transfer or transition to adult services?

It is widely believed that the improved survival of young people with chronic diseases will be associated with the development of appropriate services within the adult healthcare domain. There is, however, little evidence to suggest that this is…

Tags: 1997, Adolescent, Adolescent Health Services/organization & administration, Adolescent Transitions, Adult, Australia, Backlog, Blair S, Bowes G, Case Management/standards, Chronic Disease/therapy, Humans, Journal Article, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Patient Transfer/organization & administration, Pediatrics/methods, Primary Health Care/organization & administration, Sawyer SM

The future of the doctor-payer-patient relationship

Increased access to palliative care and hospice services: opportunities to improve value in health care

CONTEXT: A small proportion of patients with serious illness or multiple chronic conditions account for the majority of health care spending. Despite the high cost, evidence demonstrates that these patients receive health care of inadequate quality,…

Tags: 2011, Backlog, Chronic Disease/therapy, Health Services Accessibility/economics/organization & administration, Hospice Care/economics/organization & administration/utilization, Hospices/organization & administration, Humans, Journal Article, Meier DE, Needs Assessment/organization & administration, Palliative Care/economics/organization & administration/utilization, Patient-Centered Care/economics/organization & administration/utilization, Quality of Health Care/organization & administration, Quality Of Life, The Milbank Quarterly, United States/epidemiology

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