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Palliative home care for children in Poland
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Abstract
Material and methods. The survey based on the questionnaire, which analyzed standard of care, annual number of patients and deaths. The annual number of treated children per million of inhabitants was calculated. The study encompassed 31 hospices (7 for children and 24 for adults).
Results. The majority of the hospices do not fulfil the minimal standard established by the Institute of Mother and Child. The average standard was higher in the children’s hospices than in the adults’ ones. In 2003 the number of patients (< 18 years) was 329 (111 cancer patients), and the number of deaths 102. The total home care area covers for 79% of the population of Poland. The number of treated children per million inhabitants is diverse in different provinces, the highest in the Lublin province and the lowest in the Świętokrzyski province.
Conclusions. The Polish system of palliative home care for children is differentiated in regard to standard of care and the number of patients in respective regions of Poland. There are still regions where palliative home care for children is not accessible.
Abstract
Material and methods. The survey based on the questionnaire, which analyzed standard of care, annual number of patients and deaths. The annual number of treated children per million of inhabitants was calculated. The study encompassed 31 hospices (7 for children and 24 for adults).
Results. The majority of the hospices do not fulfil the minimal standard established by the Institute of Mother and Child. The average standard was higher in the children’s hospices than in the adults’ ones. In 2003 the number of patients (< 18 years) was 329 (111 cancer patients), and the number of deaths 102. The total home care area covers for 79% of the population of Poland. The number of treated children per million inhabitants is diverse in different provinces, the highest in the Lublin province and the lowest in the Świętokrzyski province.
Conclusions. The Polish system of palliative home care for children is differentiated in regard to standard of care and the number of patients in respective regions of Poland. There are still regions where palliative home care for children is not accessible.
Keywords
palliative care; children; Poland
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Palliative home care for children in Poland
Journal
Advances in Palliative Medicine
Issue
Vol 3, No 4 (2004): Polish Palliative Medicine
Pages
353-364
Published online
2004-09-21
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Advances in Palliative Medicine 2004;3(4):353-364.
Keywords
palliative care
children
Poland
Authors
Tomasz Dangel