Observational studySchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2013
[End of life care in general practice: results of an observational survey with general practitioners].
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- Interprofessional KOPAL case conferences on patients with non-oncological palliative care needs - a qualitative analysis of interaction.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
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- Structured implementation of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool in general practice - A prospective interventional study with follow-up.BMC palliative care · 2022Review
- [Nurses' perspectives on outpatient palliative care in Vorarlberg, Austria].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2019Article
- Integrated primary palliative care model; facilitators and challenges of primary care/family physicians providing community-based palliative care.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Primary palliative care competency framework for primary care and family physicians in India-Collaborative work by Indian Association of Palliative Care and Academy of Family Physicians of India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- ["If they were to stop coming, I'd panic" : Palliative care networks from the perspectives of patients and informal care givers].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2019Article
- Study protocol for a multi-methods study: SAVOIR - evaluation of specialized outpatient palliative care (SAPV) in Germany: outcomes, interactions, regional differences.BMC palliative care · 2019Article
- Primary palliative Care in General Practice - study protocol of a three-stage mixed-methods organizational health services research study.BMC palliative care · 2018Article
- Caring for frail older people in the last phase of life - the general practitioners' view.BMC palliative care · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the amount of end of life care provided by general practitioners (GPs) in Germany. Therefore the aim of the HAVEL study is to describe the involvement of GPs in end of life care in more detail.
methodsData from all patients who died from natural causes within a period of 12 months (n = 452) were collected from 30 general practices with a self-developed questionnaire and compared to data from patients who died in hospice or palliative care units.
resultsContact rates with GPs increased at the end of life and approximately half of the patients (48 %) were seen within 48 h prior to death. A different spectrum of diseases and symptoms were observed compared to hospice and palliative care units with predominantly chronic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular and mental diseases). DISCUSSION AND
conclusionsGeneral practitioners are highly involved in palliative health care, even for patients who eventually die in hospitals. Differences in patient characteristics and circumstances compared to specialized palliative care should be reflected in curricula for training in palliative care and the definition of a palliative situation.
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