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Assessing structure, process and outcome in palliative day care: a pilot study for a multicentre trial
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Health And Social Care In The Community
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2000
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Douglas HR; Higginson IJ; Myers K; Normand C
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Palliative day care is an expanding service which remains under-researched. Study designs need to be developed to evaluate the costs and outcomes of the service in ways which are meaningful to patients, clinicians and policy-makers. At the same time, these must be open to the same criteria for rigour and reliability as techniques used elsewhere in health and social service evaluation. To this end, a developmental stage of exploratory research was undertaken at the start of a major multicentre trial of palliative day care to meet two clear aims: to understand more about the structure and processes of palliative day care, and to identify ways in which service outcomes could be evaluated and measured. In-depth observations at five palliative day care centres were undertaken across one health region. This provided a better understanding of the models, outcomes and processes of palliative day care in five different environments. Centres represented the spectrum of medical and social care models and findings were analysed using an organisational systems approach. The findings showed that, despite the lack of a national strategic approach to developing the service, the centres all provided a core set of services which were broadly similar. However, differences in philosophy, ownership, and organisation affected how the services were provided and may have an impact on the costs of the service. The study has provided a more in-depth understanding of palliative day care services in order to design an effective research strategy for evaluating a service which crosses the boundaries of health and social care.
2000
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Douglas HR
Health And Social Care In The Community
Higginson IJ
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Myers K
Normand C
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00406-7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00406-7</a>
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Do hospital-based palliative teams improve care for patients or families at the end of life?
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Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management
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2002
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Humans; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Palliative Care; Family; Hospitals; patient care team; Quality of Health Care; Terminal Care
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Higginson IJ; Finlay I; Goodwin DM; Cook AM; Hood K; Edwards AG; Douglas HR; Norman CE
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To determine whether hospital-based palliative care teams improve the process or outcomes of care for patients and families at the end of life, a systematic literature review was performed employing a qualitative meta-synthesis and quantitative meta-analysis. Ten databases were searched. This was augmented by hand searching specific journals, contacting authors, and examining the reference lists of all papers retrieved. Studies were included if they evaluated palliative care teams working in hospitals. Data were extracted by two independent reviewers. Studies were graded using two independent hierarchies of evidence. A Signal score was used to assess the relevance of publications. Two analyses were conducted. In a qualitative meta-synthesis data were extracted into standardized tables to compare relevant features and findings. In quantitative meta-analysis we calculated the effect size of each outcome (dividing the estimated mean difference or difference in proportions by the sample's standard deviation). Nine studies specifically examined the intervention of a hospital-based palliative care team or studies. A further four studies considered interventions that included a component of a hospital or support team, although the total intervention was broader. The nature of the interventions varied. The studies were usually in large teaching hospitals, in cities, and mainly in the United Kingdom. Outcomes considered symptoms, quality of life, time in hospital, total length of time in palliative care, or professional changes, such as prescribing practices. Only one of the studies was a randomized controlled trial and this considered a hospital team as part of other services. Most method scores indicated limited research quality. Comparison groups were subject to bias and the analyses were not adjusted for confounding variables. In addition, there were problems of attrition and small sample sizes. Nevertheless, all studies indicated a small positive effect of the hospital team, except for one study in Italy, which documented deterioration in patient symptoms. The Signal scores indicated that the studies were relevant. No study compared different models of hospital team. This review suggests that hospital-based palliative care teams offer some benefits, although this finding should be interpreted with caution. The study designs need to be improved and different models of providing support at the end of life in hospital need comparison. Standardized outcome measures should be used in such research and in practice. [References: 66]
2002
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00406-7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00406-7</a>
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2002
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Cook AM
Douglas HR
Edwards AG
Family
Finlay I
Goodwin DM
Higginson IJ
Hood K
Hospitals
Humans
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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Norman CE
Outcome And Process Assessment (health Care)
Palliative Care
Patient Care Team
Quality Of Health Care
Terminal Care