當我們生病的時候,我們都希望能待在家中。當這樣不可行的時候,VITAS在Sacred Heart Hospital的住院病房便成為生命末期患者及其家屬的第二個家。 VITAS安寧療護團隊會先花時間認識病人及其家屬。醫療總監每天都固定巡房,同時根據病人的照護計劃,提供護士、安寧療護護佐、靈性輔導師、社工、義工及支持性輔助服務。
Medical records were reviewed to confirm left ventricular EF of 40% or less on the most recent echocardiogram. Patients receiving hospice care, not living at home (eg, at a skilled nursing or acute rehabilitation facility), or who declined participation were excluded. Eligible patients were ...
Main Outcomes and Measures Ischemic heart disease that was identified from nationwide inpatient and outpatient diagnoses through 2015 (maximum age, 43 years). A Cox regression was used to examine gestational age at birth in association with IHD in adulthood while adjusting for other perinatal and mat...
Hospital-level characteristics included teaching hospital status, transplant center, rural location, hospital size (number of beds), and geographic region. A secondary analysis of the readmission and mortality outcomes was carried out after excluding patients who were discharged to hospice. We also ...
The impact of symptoms on quality of life is not straightforward, however, and additional data are needed to plan appropriately for the health care of this population and the need for specialist-level palliative care, including hospice.22 Studies that illuminate the complex relationships among ...
Atul.BhasinDepartment of Internal Medicine, CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, and Hackensack Meridian Health Hospice, Wall, NJ, USA.Jesus.VargasHeart Failure Program, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PA, USA.Vijaya.Arun Kumar...
Heart failure is a life limiting cardiovascular condition, frequently encountered in the increasingly aged population. People affected endure a symptomatic burden and mortality risk at least equivalent to those associated with common cancers. However, th
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Heart Work: Challenges and Adaptations of Hospice Workers Item Type Authors Publisher Rights Download date Link to Item text; Electronic Dissertation Cain, Cindy L. The University of Arizona. Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University ...
Older adults with advanced heart failure were more likely to die in a hospital setting than on hospice with more than one third of deaths in the intensive care unit. These data identify important gaps in end-of-life care for older adults with advanced heart failure....