| Identifying, documenting, and reviewing preferred place of death: an audit of one UK hospice. | |
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PMID: 22240632 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Background: Current UK health-care policy suggests that good end-of-life care includes choosing a place for death. This paper examines the extent to which patients' preferred place of death (PPD) is identified, documented, and reviewed in one UK hospice. Method: A total of150 case notes were audited using a data capture form. Case notes of patients who died in January 2008 (n=50), January 2009 (n=50), and January 2010 (n=50) were accessed during September-November 2010. The data are presented using descriptive statistics. Results: PPD was documented in 28 cases (18.6%), conversations about end-of-life preferences were documented in 16 cases (10.6%), and preferences were reviewed in 6 cases (4%). Of the 28 patients whose preferences were documented, 25 (89.2%) died in their stated place of choice. Conclusions: Rates of PPD identification, documentation, and review were low at this hospice. This raises further research questions about how and why end-of-life choices are being made. |
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Susan Walker; Sue Read; Helena Priest |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of palliative nursing Volume: 17 ISSN: 1357-6321 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Palliat Nurs Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-01-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9506762 Medline TA: Int J Palliat Nurs Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 546-51 Citation Subset: N |
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