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  • Title: [Issues in the implementation of palliative care--need for a redefinition of the outcome of palliative care].
    Author: Setoyama O.
    Journal: Gan To Kagaku Ryoho; 2000 Aug; 27(9):1390-5. PubMed ID: 10969594.
    Abstract:
    Due to advances in medical technologies and the increasing range of settings for palliative medicine/care, models of palliative care are becoming more diverse. The redefinition of models and the outcomes of palliative medicine/care are now required. Our evaluation of the settings of palliative care indicates that short-term hospital-based palliative medicine/care is more effective in the palliation of symptoms than home care, while home palliative care is more cost-effective than hospital-based palliative care. The outcomes are thus different between hospital-based and home palliative medicine/care. Clinical research using appropriate outcomes should be beneficial in providing quality palliative care effectively and efficiently.
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