title: [A survey of hospice home care at St. Lazarus Hospice in Krakow, Poland in the years 1994-1997].
abstract: Between 1994-1997 the Pain and Palliative Care Out-Patient Clinic founded by the Society of Friends of the Sick Hospicium in Kraków undertook hospice home care of 870 cancer patients. Retrospective evaluation of their files revealed that 48.2% of patients on admission were aware of their diagnosis and 61.2% of families did not discuss it with patients. During that time, 735 home care patients died and 83.5% of them died in their homes. During the same time, among the cancer patients not admitted to hospice home care in the city of Kraków, only 23.7% died at home and the rest in institutions. In spite of demonstrated adequate home care, 16.5% of home care patients were admitted to the local hospital, which suggests the need for stationary hospice or palliative care ward cooperation.
authors.affiliation: Hospicjum św Lazarza w Krakowie. tomgr@mp.pl
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gradalski
authors.forename: Marek T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Fiałkowski
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rachtan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*