Effects of early palliative care intervention on medical resource use among end-of-life patients
The timing of palliative care intervention critically impacts on duration of hospitalization and ICU stay and the need for intubation procedures or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The findings can help the government and medical providers in developing comprehensive palliative care policies and programs to improve care quality and patient rights.
Authors
- Chang-Hung Lin
- Yu‐Hung Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7506-6878)
- Tsing‐Fen Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1061-6880)
- Ju‐Huei Chien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4971-5616)
- Nu‐Man Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2629-1833)
- Chia-Chia Lin
Institutions
- National Chiayi University (TW)
- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital (TW)
- Nanhua University (TW)
- Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation (US)
- Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology (TW)
- Chung Shan Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Quality in Health Care
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzae119
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09