Development and introduction of a regional cooperation clinical pathway for home palliative care
10.2512/jspm.8.326
- VernacularTitle:在宅緩和ケア地域連携クリニカルパスの作成と導入
- Author:
Koichiro Kobayashi
;
Mayumi Murakami
;
Tohru Tomiyama
;
Nobuki Itakura
;
Mariko Kato
;
Izumi Nakaya
;
Miwako Takeda
;
Yuko Yokoyama
;
Noriko Hirai
;
Hiroyasu Kawakami
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
home palliative care;
regional cooperation clinical pathway;
palliative care team
- From:Palliative Care Research
2013;8(2):326-333
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
In order to promote regional cooperation in palliative care, we developed a regional cooperation clinical pathway for home palliative care that offers simple support and is easy to use. We then administered a questionnaire survey to 14 healthcare professionals with various specialties who were involved in the introduction of the pathway, and we revised the pathway on the basis of the survey results. The revised pathway was then tested in 13 patients who were discharged from 3 designated cancer care hospitals in Toyama City to home care, and another questionnaire survey was conducted afterwards in the same manner. The mean overall score on the questionnaire was 2 in seven, 3 in seven (on a scale of 0 to 3) at the time of introduction, whereas the score after trial use was 1 in one, 2 in four, 3 in five. We believe that more innovative approaches to the implementation of such pathways are required.
