title: [The philosophy of hospices. The St Luke's Hospice establishment in Hellerup, evaluation of the first year].
abstract: The purpose of the article is to present collected data from the first year following the establishment of Sankt Lukas Hospice in Hellerup in Denmark and to expound on the philosophy of hospices. Eighty-five patients were admitted to the hospice over the period from 1st October, 1992 to 30th September, 1993, of whom 80 patients died during the first admission phase. The median age upon admission was 72 years (range 29 to 97). In 57.7% of the cases the primary approach came from the patient or from the patient's relatives. All patients had been diagnosed with either a disseminated malignant disease or AIDS. The median length of admission was 13 days (range 1 to 191). Taking into consideration that the hospice as an independent institution is new in Denmark, one can conclude that the number of inquiries which resulted in admission is sufficient to form the basis for a debate on the more widespread establishment of hospices in Denmark. An important aspect at the preliminary examination is the patient's acknowledgement and accept of the fact that curative medical treatment ceases, and that future medical treatment from now on will be purely palliative.
authors.affiliation: Sankt Lukas Stiftelsens Hospice, Hellerup.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moe
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006738:Hospices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing
vernacular_title: Hospicefilosofiens idéindhold. Sankt Lukas Stiftelsens Hospice i Hellerup, en etársevaluering.