No specific diseases/health problems will be investigated. Collected patient data will be symptom burden/problems, severity of symptoms/problems, palliative care phase, functional status, family burden, as well as resources used.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Data of patients in a specialized palliative care setting in Germany will be collected over a period of 3 months. The settings are: Palliative care units, palliative care advisory teams, and
Sponsors
Klinikum der Universität MünchenKlinik und Poliklinik der Palliativmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study centers will be selected according to predefined criteria (urban/rural settlement structure, university affiliation of the institution, deprivation index of the region, regional population share aged >65 years). Additional centers will be recruited during the course of the study. The observed group consists of adult patients who will receive specialized palliative care in one of the following settings: palliative care unit, palliative care advisory team, specialized home palliative care. Consecutively, all patients treated in participating study centers during the period of data collection will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There will be no exclusion criteria, as all patients who are cared for in participating centers during the survey period are included.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A national applicable case mix classification for adult palliative care patients | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Description of the patients receiving specialized palliative care in Germany. Description of patients' needs, which reflect the complexity of the respective patient situation and resource use. A patient-related cost calculation for palliative care in Germany. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFarina Hodiamont
Klinikum der Universität München Klinik und Poliklinik für Palliativmedizin
Outcome results
None listed