State of integration of palliative care at Comprehensive Cancer Centers funded by German Cancer Aid

Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
J BerendtC Ostgathe

Abstract

Similarities and differences of integration of palliative care in clinical care, research and education structures at German Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCC) are not known in detail. Provide an overview of availability and the way of integration of specialized palliative care at CCCs funded by the German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe, DKH). We conducted structured interviews from May to August 2014 with heads of palliative care departments (personally or by telephone). The interviews included a quantitative and a qualitative part. Other stakeholders of CCCs were asked the questions of the qualitative part. We evaluated the qualitative data using the content analysis by Mayring and MAXQDA 11.0. SPSS 21.0 was used for quantitative analysis. 26 interviews were realized in 13 CCCs with 14 sites, which received funding, by DKH till August 2014 (one CCC had two university hospitals). Of these, 12 sites had a palliative care unit (86%), 11 sites had palliative care consulting services available (79%). Participation of palliative care specialists in tumor boards is not provided in 3 institutions (21%) and is often not feasible on regular basis in the other institutions, due to staffing shortage. In 7 sites (50%) defined criteria to...Continue Reading

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Mar 25, 2017·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Julia BerendtChristoph Ostgathe
Aug 9, 2020·Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin·J BerendtM Neukirchen

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