ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS FOR PALLIATIVE CARE IN SPLITDALMATIA COUNTY

Palliative care is an approach that improves quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with incurable life-threatening illness. The aim was to assess the needs for palliative care in Split-Dalmatia County. Assessment of the needs was conducted using mortality data...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta medica Croatica 2015, Vol.69 (5), p.421-430
Hauptverfasser:	Šušnjara, I Marasović, Smoljanović, A, Smoljanović, M, Vučica, I, Županović, M, Primorac, Z
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Sprache:	hrv
Schlagworte:	Aged Critical Illness - mortality Critical Illness - psychology Critical Illness - therapy Croatia - epidemiology Female Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Needs Assessment Neoplasms - mortality Neoplasms - therapy Palliative Care - organization & administration Public Health - methods Quality of Life Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	Palliative care is an approach that improves quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with incurable life-threatening illness. The aim was to assess the needs for palliative care in Split-Dalmatia County. Assessment of the needs was conducted using mortality data on the Split-Dalmatia County population by selected diagnoses defined according to the criteria as necessitating palliative care. Almost half of the deceased in 2012 in Split-Dalmatia County needed palliative care. Among them there were significantly more males (χ(2)=134.5, p
ISSN:	1330-0164