TY - JOUR
T1 - IDENTIFICATION OF PALLIATIVE CARE REQUIREMENT IN HOSPITAL INPATIENTS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE SERVICES IN A PERUVIAN REFERENCE HOSPITAL
AU - Velasquez-Manrique, Annie
AU - Benavides-Luyo, Claudia
AU - Chaupi-Rojas, Susan
AU - Andahua-Inuma, Sandra
AU - Andrade-Acuña, Manuel
AU - Sánchez-Ruiz, Rubén
AU - Soto, Alonso
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© instrument was used. The quantitative variables are presented as median and interquartile range (IQR); and numerical variables, such as frequencies and percentages. For the comparison of numerical variables, the Mann Whitney test was used and the chi-square test for categorical variables. Results: They were evaluated in 281, where 102 (37.9%) required palliative care.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Introduction: Hospitals of greater complexity tend to care for patients with advanced chronic diseases, which is why it is important to recognize the need for palliative care. Objective: To identify the proportion of patients who require palliative care in the medicine department of a Peruvian referral hospital. Methods: Observational, analytical, cross-sectional study. All hospitalized patients were studied in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Peruvian hospital during the period April-May 2018.
AB - Introduction: Hospitals of greater complexity tend to care for patients with advanced chronic diseases, which is why it is important to recognize the need for palliative care. Objective: To identify the proportion of patients who require palliative care in the medicine department of a Peruvian referral hospital. Methods: Observational, analytical, cross-sectional study. All hospitalized patients were studied in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Peruvian hospital during the period April-May 2018.
KW - Hospitalization
KW - Non-communicable diseases
KW - Palliative care
KW - Patient care
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85196720786
U2 - 10.25176/RFMH.v22i3.4621
DO - 10.25176/RFMH.v22i3.4621
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85196720786
SN - 1814-5469
VL - 23
SP - 52
EP - 60
JO - Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
JF - Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
IS - 1
ER -