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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic prevention measures to the palliative care in Taiwan.

Meng-Ping Wu, Sheng-Huang Hsiaog, Tsun-Cheng Huang, Da-Chen Chu, Chieh-Yu Liu

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Meng-Ping WuDepartment of Nursing, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Sheng-Huang HsiaogSuperintendent Office, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Tsun-Cheng HuangAdministrative Deputy Superintendent Office, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Da-Chen ChuTaipei City Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chieh-Yu LiuDepartment of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan.

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Background: Prevention measures for palliative care and the provision of discharge planning services for inpatients in Taiwan before and during the COVID-19 pandemic had not been investigated. This study was aimed to investigate the factors associated with heightened palliative care needs and increased mortality rates. Methods: This research adopts a retrospective case-control study design. The investigation encompasses patients admitted before the pandemic (from January 1, 2019, to May 31, 2019) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (from January 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020). The case group consisted of 231 end-of-life inpatients during the pandemic, control group was composed of the pool of inpatients with pre-pandemic and matched with cases by sex and age in a 1:1 ratio. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of respiratory failure symptoms ( Conclusion: This research highlights the heightened risk of COVID-19 infection among end-of-life inpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of this study may advance care planning to alleviate avoidable suffering. To meet the needs of inpatients during pandemic, healthcare professionals should undergo comprehensive palliative care training and receive policy support.

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COVID-19Palliative CareAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Taiwanadvance care planningCOVID-19discharge planningend-of-lifepalliative care

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