Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
The number of people having chronic diseases and the demand for palliative care has increased. The factors that have an impact on length of stay and discharge of patient who were admitted to palliative care center will be investigated.
Adult patients admitted to the Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Teaching and Research Hospitals Palliative Care Unit between August 2018 and September 2020 and discharged to their home will be retrospectively evaluated.
Patient's age, gender, diagnosis, conditions/comorbidities, Karnofsky Performance Scale, discharge status (death, intensive care unit or at home), gastrostomy status, presence of tracheostomy and/or mechanical ventilation, nutritional status (total parenteral nutrition or enteral nutrition), pressure ulcers, the lowest and highest recorded hemoglobin concentration, white blood cell count and serum sodium concentration and the education level of the patient and the caregiver will be recorded. Patients will be grouped according to length of stay (LOS) as Group 1: discharged in equal or less than 21 days or Group 2: Prolonged discharged in longer than 21 days and analysed accordingly
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Discharged from palliative care unit in equal or less than 21 days |
| |
| Group 2: Prolonged discharged in longer than 21 days | Discharged from palliative care unit in longer than 21 days |
|
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharged ≤ 21 days | Other | Discharged from palliative care unit in equal less than 21 days |
| |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Length of stay | Length of stay will be determined after discharge | 24 hours after discharge |
Not provided
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
• Adult patients admitted to the palliative care unit
Exclusion Criteria:
• Patients not consenting to participate the study
Not provided
Not provided
Adult patients with a critical ilness/conditions
Not provided
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Gulten Utebey, Dr | Ministry of Health | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Teaching and Research Hospital | Ankara | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18216075 | Background | Gomes B, Higginson IJ. Where people die (1974--2030): past trends, future projections and implications for care. Palliat Med. 2008 Jan;22(1):33-41. doi: 10.1177/0269216307084606. | |
| 17040144 | Background | Lau F, Downing GM, Lesperance M, Shaw J, Kuziemsky C. Use of Palliative Performance Scale in end-of-life prognostication. J Palliat Med. 2006 Oct;9(5):1066-75. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1066. |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D016638 | Critical Illness |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
Not provided
Not provided
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004322 | Drainage |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Prolonged discharge |
| Other |
Discharged from palliative care unit in longer than 21 days |
|
| 20738438 | Background | Kelly A, Conell-Price J, Covinsky K, Cenzer IS, Chang A, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Length of stay for older adults residing in nursing homes at the end of life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Sep;58(9):1701-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03005.x. Epub 2010 Aug 24. |