Incorporating education on palliative care into the long-term care setting

被引:20
作者
Steel, K
Ribbe, M
Ahronheim, J
Hedrick, H
Selwyn, PA
Forman, W
Keay, T
机构
[1] Hackensack Univ, Med Ctr, Hackensack Inst, Hackensack, NJ 07601 USA
[2] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, New Jersey Med Sch, Hackensack, NJ 07601 USA
[3] Vrije Univ, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[4] St Vincent Hosp & Med Ctr, New York, NY 10011 USA
[5] Amer Med Assoc, Div Med Educ Prod, Chicago, IL 60610 USA
[6] Yale Univ, Sch Med, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
[7] Univ New Mexico, Sch Med, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
[8] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
关键词
palliative care; long-term care; education;
D O I
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb03852.x
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Approximately one-third of all Americans will pass through a long-term care facility before they die, and many who require palliative care will reside there during the final weeks and months of their lives. In order to address this need, the unique characteristics of long-term care facilities are outlined, and the incentives for all levels of academic institutions to offer education in that setting are presented.
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页码:904 / 907
页数:4
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