Palliatieve zorgbehoeften van ernstig zieke ouderen op spoedeisende hulpafdelingen

Grudzen CR, Richardson LD, Morrison M, Cho E, Morrison RS. Palliative care needs of seriously ill, older adults presenting to the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med 2010 Nov;17(11):1253-1257

Doel onderzoek: De palliatieve zorgbehoeften van ernstig zieke ouderen op spoedeisende hulpafdelingen in kaart brengen.

Conclusies: Ernstig zieke ouderen op stedelijke spoedeisende hulpafdelingen hebben aanzienlijke palliatieve zorgbehoeften. Het toekomstige werk moet toegespitst zijn op de rol van de spoedeisende geneeskunde hierin en het tegemoetkomen aan de specifieke zorgbehoeften van deze groep.

OBJECTIVES: The objective was to identify the palliative care needs of seriously ill, older adults in the emergency department (ED).

METHODS: The authors conducted a cross-sectional structured survey. A convenience sample of 50 functionally impaired adults 65 years or older with coexisting cancer, congestive heart failure, end-stage liver or renal disease, stroke, oxygen-dependent pulmonary disease, or dementia was recruited from an urban academic tertiary care ED. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using the Needs Near the End-of-Life Screening Tool (NEST), McGill Quality of Life Index (MQOL), and Edmonton Symptom Assessment Survey (ESAS) to assess 1) range and severity of symptoms, 2) goals of care, 3) psychological well-being, 4) health care utilization, 5) spirituality, 6) social connectedness, 7) financial burden, 8) the patient-clinician relationship, and 9) overall quality of life (QOL).

RESULTS: Mean (±SD) age was 74.3 (±6.5) years and cancer was the most common diagnosis. Mean (±SD) QOL on the MQOL was 3.6 (±2.9). Over half of the patients exceeded intratest severity-of-needs cutoffs in four categories of the NEST: physical symptoms (47/50, 94%), finances (36/50, 72%), mental health (31/50, 62%), and access to care (29/50, 58%). The majority of patients reported moderate to severe fatigue, pain, dyspnea, and depression on the ESAS.

CONCLUSIONS: Seriously ill, older adults in an urban ED have substantial palliative care needs. Future work should focus on the role of emergency medicine and the new specialty of palliative care in addressing these needs.

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