Program assessment through outcomes analysis: efficacy of a comprehensive supportive care team for end-of-life care.
Addressing end-of-life care issues is difficult in our death-denying society, particularly in the hospital environment, which is characterized by a proliferation of life-sustaining therapy. A hospital model for end-of-life care has been in practice at an urban university hospital since late 1985. Outcomes analysis at the micro-level permitted a demonstration of the practice's effectiveness over time.
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D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*