Equipas de cuidados paliativos domiciliários: quantas e onde são necessárias em Portugal?

Translated title of the contribution: Home palliative care teams in Portugal: how many and where

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Abstract

Home Palliative Care Teams are the most important support of a national program of palliative care, because they allow health care to be provided where most people, at the end-of-life, would wish it to happen - at home. Moreover, these teams have proved to be more effective and efficient than other types of palliative care teams. In this study, we present a geographical distribution of such teams, justifying its rationale. To ensure accessibility for all users of the National Health System, these teams must have uniform distribution for all country, based on identification or estimate the needs of each region. Using two different methodologies for estimating requirements, supported in Portuguese demographic data for the year 2009, we propose that between 106 and 160 teams will be needed. According to the latest indications from the European Association for Palliative Care, which refers to need a team for every 100 000 inhabitants, the estimated value for Portugal is 106 teams.
Translated title of the contributionHome palliative care teams in Portugal: how many and where
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)21-26
Number of pages6
JournalCadernos de Saúde
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2010

Keywords

  • Palliative care
  • Home palliative care teams
  • Needs assessment

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