Observational studyBMC palliative care2021
Trend analysis of palliative care consultation service for terminally ill non-cancer patients in Taiwan: a 9-year observational study.
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- Predictors of Specialty Outpatient Palliative Care Utilization Among Persons With Serious Illness.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2024Trial
- The clinical effect evaluation of multidisciplinary collaborative team combined with palliative care model in patients with terminal cancer: a randomised controlled study.BMC palliative care · 2023Trial
- Trends in mortality of the WHO-recommended diseases for palliative care in the Republic of Korea, 2014-2023.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Palliative care consultations for non-malignant diseases: Experience from a public hospital in Western India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Effects of palliative care consultation service on decedents experiencing end-stage heart failure: a 4-year observational study.BMC palliative care · 2025Observational
- [Frequency and barriers to the patient advanced directive and lasting power of attorney: findings from a prospective observation study in palliative care services].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2025Observational
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- Trend analysis of quality indicators in palliative home care among terminally ill cancer and non-cancer patients in Taiwan: a 6-year observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Observational
- Characteristics, Outcomes and Factors for Place of Death in Patients Admitted to Community-Based Palliative Care Services in Shanghai China: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.Palliative medicine reports · 2024Article
- Patient and hospital characteristics associated with do-not-resuscitate/do-not-intubate orders: a cross-sectional study based on the Taiwan stroke registry.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
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- Use and impact of a novel nurse-led consultation model in a palliative care consultation service for terminally ill cancer patients in Taiwan: an 11-year observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Observational
- Exploring Risk Factors of Unexpected Death, Using Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) Measures, among Terminal Patients Receiving Palliative Care in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Predictors and Assessment of Hospice Use for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundsEarly integration of palliative care for terminally ill non-cancer patients improves quality of life. However, there are scanty data on Palliative Care Consultation Service (PCCS) among non-cancer patients.
methodsIn this 9-year observational study Data were collected from the Hospice-Palliative Clinical Database (HPCD) of Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH). Terminally ill non-cancer patients with 9 categories of diagnoses who received PCCS during 2011 to 2019 were enrolled. Trend analysis was performed to evaluate differences in categories of diagnosis throughout study period, duration of PCCS, patient outcomes, DNR declaration, awareness of disease by patients and families before and after PCCS.
resultsIn total, 536 non-cancer patients received PCCS from 2011 to 2019 with an average age of 70.7 years. The average duration of PCCS was 18.4 days. The distributions of age, gender, patient outcomes, family's awareness of disease before PCCS, and patient's awareness of disease after PCCS were significantly different among the diagnoses. Organic brain disease and Chronic kidney disease (CKD) were the most prevalent diagnoses in patients receiving PCCS in 2019. For DNR declaration, the percentage of patients signing DNR before PCCS remained high throughout the study period (92.8% in 2019). Patient outcomes varied according to the disease diagnoses.
conclusionThis 9-year observational study showed that the trend of PCCS among non-cancer patients had changed over the duration of the study. An increasing number of terminally ill non-cancer patients received PCCS during late life, thereby increasing the awareness of disease for both patients and families, which would tend to better prepare terminally ill patients for end-of-life as they may consider DNR consent. Early integration of PCCS into ordinary care for terminally non-cancer patients is essential for better quality of life.
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