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http://dx.doi.org/10.7465/jkdi.2014.25.1.37

Home hospice palliative care service in Korea: Based on focus group interview  

Koh, Su-Jin (Ulsan University Hospital)
Kim, Yeol (National Cancer Center)
Song, Mi Ok (Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital)
Choi, Youngsim (Chungnan National University Hospital)
Choi, Sung Eun (Sunlin Hospital)
Jho, Hyun Jung (National Cancer Center)
Huh, Yun Jung (Severance Hospital)
Park, Myung-Hee (Seoul St. Mary's Hospital)
Park, Seon Ju (St. John of God Hospital)
Kwon, So-Hi (Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society / v.25, no.1, 2014 , pp. 37-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to understand home hospice care status and problem in Korea, and ultimately to develop the home hospice standard. This study was conducted as a part of a study on the institutionalization of the home hospice in Korea. A focus group interview with representatives of seven home hospice agency where have provided home hospice service for years was conducted. All of the participants agreed to the essential components for home hospice service including 24 hour on call service, multidisciplinary team visiting, and periodical team meeting. Visiting frequency was 1-3 times per week mostly by nurses. And they agreed requisitely to fulfill an office for home visiting nurses, storage space, and home visiting bags. The obstacles of providing home hospice were 1) no reimbursement system, 2) difficulties to change medication at home, 3) lack of inpatient beds for symptom control. Standardization of home hospice is critical to improve service quality and to develop reimbursement system. The findings of this study could be used as a basic data to develop home hospice standards and guidelines.
Keywords
Focus groups; home care services; hospice care; interviews; palliative care;
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