[Aspects of outpatient palliative care and assessment of the nursing workload. Survey among care givers in Germany].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study is to explore aspects of the health care situation of outpatient palliative patients in Germany as well as effort and workload of care from the viewpoint of involved care givers. Additionally the future development with regard to the cooperation with other health care providers is assessed.


METHODS
A detailed questionnaire was developed and sent to 188 outpatient care givers, all members of the German Association for Palliative Medicine, in January 2009. All data was analyzed via SPSS version 16.


RESULTS
69 questionnaires were included into statistical analyses. Care givers estimate the effort of care of palliative patients as very high. 28 per cent of working time is spent on administration. Responders consider general and quantitative workload to be the highest. Most care givers assess the SAPV-directive of the Federal Joint Committee as well as the future health care situation of palliative patients and cooperation with other health care providers as good.


CONCLUSIONS
Further studies should focus on the collection of longitudinal patient data for a more comprehensive insight.
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Forschungsstelle für Gesundheitsökonomie. ap@ivbl.uni-hannover.de
Anne
A
Prenzler
Christof H
CH
Müller-Busch
Thomas
T
Mittendorf
Ulrike
U
Theidel
Matthias J
MJ
von der Schulenburg
Thomas
T
Montag
D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*