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Clinical problems at the end of life in a Swedish population, including the role of advancing age and physical and cognitive function
Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för vård och natur.
Univ Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Acad, Inst Hlth & Care Sci, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden / Johns Hopkins Sch Nursing, Baltimore, MD USA.
Univ Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Acad, Inst Hlth & Care Sci, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för vård och natur.
2008 (Engelska)Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, ISSN 1403-4948, E-ISSN 1651-1905, Vol. 36, nr 2, s. 177-182Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

To improve the understanding of specific clinical problemsat the end of life, including the role of advancing age, physicalfunction and cognitive function. Methods: The study is partof an explorative survey of data relevant to end-of-life healthcareservices during the last 3 months of life of a randomly selectedsample of the population of a Swedish county. Data were selectedthrough retrospective reviews of death certificates and medicalrecords, and comprise information from 12 municipalities and229 individuals. Results: A range of prevalent concerns wasfound. Overall deterioration, urinary incontinence, constipation,impaired skin integrity, anxiety and sleep disturbances weresignificantly associated with dependency on others for activitiesof daily living; pulmonary rattles and swallowing disturbanceswere associated with cognitive disorientation; excepting cough,advancing age did not have significant impacts on these prevalentclinical concerns. Conclusions: A range of distressing conditionsconstitute a common pathway for many individuals at or nearthe end of life. The incorporation of health promotion as aprinciple of palliative care will probably benefit individualsat the end of life, and includes a proactive focus and emphasison enhanced well-being at the time of diagnosis of a life-threateningillness. For individuals with physical and cognitive limitationsimparting a state of dependency, it is reasonable to provideassurance of care for individuals' specific needs by professionalswith both training for and competence in this special and sometimesunique clinical environment.

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Sage Publications, 2008. Vol. 36, nr 2, s. 177-182
Nyckelord [en]
Clinical problems, end of life, health promotion, palliative care, survey, symptoms
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Medicin
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-2547DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085375ISI: 000255067200009PubMedID: 18519282Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-40549144052OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-2547DiVA, id: diva2:134258
Tillgänglig från: 2009-01-19 Skapad: 2009-01-19 Senast uppdaterad: 2017-12-14Bibliografiskt granskad
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1. End-of-life care in a Swedish county: patterns of demographic and social conditions, clinical problems and health care use
Öppna denna publikation i ny flik eller fönster >>End-of-life care in a Swedish county: patterns of demographic and social conditions, clinical problems and health care use
2006 (Engelska)Doktorsavhandling, sammanläggning (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
Abstract [en]

There is broad consensus in both international and national policy statements that care provided at end-of-life should be different from care provided during other periods of life. There is a need for comprehensive knowledge about the broad population of individuals who access the public health care system during the last period of life. The purpose of this thesis therefore, is to make a contribution to a broader understanding of the nature of end of-life and end-of-life care for these individuals. The study was undertaken through retrospective examinations of death certificates, medical records and nursing records in a randomly selected sample of adults who accessed the public health care system, and who died in the County of Västra Götaland, Sweden, during 2001. The sample consisted of 229 persons. The majority of individuals in this study were aged eighty or more at time of death. Men died four years younger, and were significantly more likely to live apart from their partners at time of death, whereas women were significantly more likely to live alone. There were also significant differences in residential environment at time of death, with one-half residing in private homes and the other half in residential care facilities, and this environment was significantly associated with many of the variables analyzed in this study. The group in residential care facilities was, on average, nearly 10 years older than those in private homes. The most common places of death were acute care hospitals and residential care facilities. The less old persons more often died at acute care hospitals whereas the oldest group more commonly died at residential care facilities. The likelihood of inpatient care during last three months of life, including the expected number of hospital admissions, was significantly higher among residents of private homes than among individuals in residential care facilities. However, the presence of mental disorder(s), mainly dementia, was associated with less utilization of both inpatient and hospital-based outpatient care, regardless of residence. Conversely, the likelihood of using outpatient primary care services was significantly higher among residents of residential care facilities than among those in private homes. Factors such as advancing age, ADL-dependency, and living alone increased the likelihood of receiving care at residential care facilities, whereas presence of neoplasm(s) and musculoskeletal disease(s) increased the likelihood of care in a private home. The mean number of all health care services used was 2.67. A wide range of highly prevalent symptoms and problems was identified in the study group, especially among persons who were ADL-dependent. A specific turning point, reflecting onset of the dying process and reorientation of care, was documented in almost three-quarters of the medical or nursing records. Two thirds of these turning points were documented within the last week of life. Findings from this study provide policymakers, health care providers, and professional caregivers with both a reminder and a framework which may contribute to a more mindful and comprehensive understanding of commonplace end-of-life concerns. It is, in fact, suggested that the public health care system as a whole take greater note of the present situation and that it proactively focus on the development of standards for end-of-life care. Its content should be formulated and based on systematic and detailed insights into the identities of the individuals who utilize the health care system at the end of life, where and from whom they receive care, and most importantly, the nature of their problems and needs. Moreover, steps must be taken to continually audit end-of-life care provided by the public health care system, with an objective to constantly improve the scope, quality, and trustworthiness of its services

Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
Göteborgs Unversitet, Institute of Health Care Sciences, 2006
Nyckelord
End-of-life, end-of-life care, demographics, social conditions, health care utilization, places of death, clinical problems, turning point
Nationell ämneskategori
Omvårdnad
Forskningsämne
Humaniora-samhällsvetenskap
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urn:nbn:se:his:diva-2026 (URN)91-628-7038-6 (ISBN)
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Tillgänglig från: 2008-05-07 Skapad: 2008-05-07 Senast uppdaterad: 2017-11-27

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