What palliative care-related problems do patients with drug-resistant or drug-susceptible tuberculosis experience on admission to hospital? A cross-sectional self-report study.

Related Articles What palliative care-related problems do patients with drug-resistant or drug-susceptible tuberculosis experience on admission to hospital? A cross-sectional self-report study. Palliat Med. 2016 Oct;30(9):862-8 Authors: Harding R, Defilippi K, Cameron D Abstract BACKGROUND: The new World Health Organization’s ‘End TB’ strategy specifies palliative care within its strategic pillars. Limited data on patient-reported problems are available to inform an effective care response. AIM: We aimed to (1) identify most burdensome problems, (2) compare intensity of problems for drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis and (3) identify predictors of problem identifiers. DESIGN: Cross-sectional self-report quantitative study. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: Self-report palliative care problems (physical,…
Origen: What palliative care-related problems do patients with drug-resistant or drug-susceptible tuberculosis experience on admission to hospital? A cross-sectional self-report study. – PubMed