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Assessment-Tools zur Identifizierung eines Palliativbedarfes bei Herzinsuffizienzpatienten in der allgemeinmedizinischen Praxis

Assessment tools for palliative care needs in patients with heart failure in general practice

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Zusammenfassung

Die palliative Betreuung von Patientinnen mit nicht-onkologischen, chronischen Erkrankungen liegt größtenteils in den Händen der Hausärzte. Derzeit verwenden praktische Ärztinnen aber kaum standardisierte Fragebögen, um den Bedarf zu ermitteln. Vielmehr ist es eine intuitive, individuelle Entscheidung, zu welchem Zeitpunkt und in welchem Ausmaß eine Palliativbetreuung zu Hause stattfindet. Anhand des Beispiels eines Patienten mit chronischer Herzinsuffizienz wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob und mit welchen Assessment-Tools der Bedarf einer (spezialisierten) Palliativbetreuung in der Allgemeinmedizin erkannt werden kann.

Summary

Palliative care of patients with non-oncological, chronic diseases is for the most part achieved by general practicioners (GP). Currently however standardized questionnaires are barely used by GPs to determine the demand. It is far more an intuitive, individual decision, at what time and to what extend a palliative treatment takes place at home. Based on an example of a patient with chronic heart failure, it’s determined, if and with which assessment-tools the need for a (specialised) palliative care in general medicine can be detected.

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  2. Universitätsklinik für Geriatrie, Ignaz-Harrer-Straße 79, 5020, Salzburg, Österreich

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Plötzeneder, R., Iglseder, B. Assessment-Tools zur Identifizierung eines Palliativbedarfes bei Herzinsuffizienzpatienten in der allgemeinmedizinischen Praxis. Wien Med Wochenschr 172, 167–171 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-021-00890-2

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