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Evaluation of a Community-Based Cancer Patient Management Program: Collaboration between a Hospice Center and Public Health Centers  

Lee, Hae-Sook (Hospice Center, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Park, Sun-Hee (Hospice Center, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Chung, Young-Soon (Daegu, Gyeongbuk Cancer Center)
Lee, Boo-Kyung (Daegu, Gyeongbuk Cancer Center)
Kwon, So-Hi (Kyungpook National University, College of Nursing)
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care / v.13, no.4, 2010 , pp. 216-224 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a community-based cancer patient management program (CBPCMP) which was collaborated between a hospice center and public health centers. Methods: The CBPCMP proceeded on four steps; 1) Signing agreements with three public health centers, 2) Enrolling the domiciliary terminal cancer patients, 3) Providing home hospice service, and 4) Inquiring patient's level of satisfaction. From February 1 to December 31 in 2009, 43 terminal cancer patients were referred and provided with home hospice service. The hospice team made a total of 605 visits. Medical records for each visit and data from satisfaction surveys were analyzed. Results: 76.7% of patients were older than 60 years, and 90.7% of the patients were alert. The level of functional status for 76.7% of patients rated as lower than ECOG grade 1. 62.8% of the patients or their caregivers signed hospice service agreements. On the initial evaluation, the most frequent reasons for referral were general weakness (86.0%), followed by anorexia (72.1%). Nurses visited the patients' most frequently (371 visits), followed by volunteers (216 visits). Nurses provided emotional support and health promotion counseling on 95.1% and 22.9% of visits, respectively. The mean satisfaction score rated by patients and their family was 4.45 out of 5. Conclusion: This study tested CBPCMP in collaboration with hospice centers and public health centers. CBPCMP showed a possibility to improve the quality of end of life care. To insure the quality care, however, the guidelines for home hospice service should be developed.
Keywords
Home care services; Community networks; Hospices; Neoplasms; Public health; Referral and consultation;
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