Implementation
Conditions
Interventions
Implementation 'Pathway Palliative Care'
Sponsors
Maatschap Interne Geneeskunde Maasstad Ziekenhuis
Projectgroup:
- Mw. Drs. A. van der Padt - Pruijsten, internist hemato-oncoloog, hoofdonderzoeker
- Mw. Prof. Dr. A. van der Heide, arts-epidemioloog ErasmusMC
- Mw. Prof. Dr. C.C.D van der Rijt, internist-oncoloog ErasmusMC
-Mw. Drs. M.B.L. Leys, internist-hematoloog
Maasstad Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The departments of Oncology/Hematology and Lung diseases of the Maasstad Hospital participate in the study. Patients over 18 years of age, who died of an oncological disease and that were known at the outpatient clinic and/or clinic of the relevant sections are included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients who were referred to another hospital for further treatment and/or guidance of the disease are excluded in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients with underlying malignancy who died outside the hospital. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) average number of days in hospital in the last 3 months of life 2) A. Percentage of patients of whom the start of the palliative phase has been marked ('bad-news'-interview) B. Percentage of patients of whom treatment restrictions has been reported C. Percentage of patients preference 'where to die' has been reported 3) Percentage contact physician/nursing home physician in the last phase of life and after death. 4) A. Percentage of patients who underwent a systemic anti-tumor treatment (chemotherapy) in the last 3 months of life B. Percentage of patients with interventions (diagnostic / treatment) in the last 3 months of life 5) Quality of life and quality of care in the palliative terminal phase of the patient from the point of view of the survivors 6) Percentage patients where a pain-team / spiritual counselor / psychologist /social worker was involved in the last 3 months of life | — |
Contacts
Public ContactA. Padt - Pruijsten, van der
Maasstad Ziekenhuis Department Internal Medicine Roomnumber: L1-2 025 Postbus 9100
Outcome results
None listed