[Quality and identity of terminal care in the hospital exemplified by the SPES VIVA Palliative Project].
In an attempt to contribute to the improvement of fatally ill and dying patients in hospitals, the palliative care project SPES VIVA represents a model scheme by a care concept of contents, personal and spatial definitions [3]. In order to receive an indirect expert verification of success, doctors and nurses of our hospital and of another one were interrogated during the same period. Although we know of the problems inherent in the method, a total of 158 voluntar participants in the study enabled US to compare the results of a preceding poll by W. George et al. of 1988 [2] to prove at least some effects. The SPES VIVA work enhanced the identification of the employed with their work and gave us hints on how to improve the situation of dying patients in our hospital. In comparison with the group of doctors, nurses more often tend to see "too many life-prolongation measures".
Hardinghaus
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Krankenhaus St. Raphael, Ostercappeln.
Rogner
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J
Meyer
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005858:Germany; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013727:Terminal Care
Zur Qualität und Identität von Sterbebegleitung im Krankenhaus am Beispiel des Palliativprojektes SPES VIVA.