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| Title |
How integrated are neurology and palliative care services? Results of a multicentre mapping exercise
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| Published in |
BMC Neurology, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12883-016-0583-6 |
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| Authors |
Liesbeth M. van Vliet, Wei Gao, Daniel DiFrancesco, Vincent Crosby, Andrew Wilcock, Anthony Byrne, Ammar Al-Chalabi, K. Ray Chaudhuri, Catherine Evans, Eli Silber, Carolyn Young, Farida Malik, Rachel Quibell, Irene J. Higginson, on behalf of OPTCARE Neuro |
| Abstract |
Patients affected by progressive long-term neurological conditions might benefit from specialist palliative care involvement. However, little is known on how neurology and specialist palliative care services interact. This study aimed to map the current level of connections and integration between these services. The mapping exercise was conducted in eight centres with neurology and palliative care services in the United Kingdom. The data were provided by the respective neurology and specialist palliative care teams. Questions focused on: i) catchment and population served; ii) service provision and staffing; iii) integration and relationships. Centres varied in size of catchment areas (39-5,840 square miles) and population served (142,000-3,500,000). Neurology and specialist palliative care were often not co-terminus. Service provisions for neurology and specialist palliative care were also varied. For example, neurology services varied in the number and type of provided clinics and palliative care services in the settings they work in. Integration was most developed in Motor Neuron Disease (MND), e.g., joint meetings were often held, followed by Parkinsonism (made up of Parkinson's Disease (PD), Multiple-System Atrophy (MSA) and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), with integration being more developed for MSA and PSP) and least in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), e.g., most sites had no formal links. The number of neurology patients per annum receiving specialist palliative care reflected these differences in integration (range: 9-88 MND, 3-25 Parkinsonism, and 0-5 MS). This mapping exercise showed heterogeneity in service provision and integration between neurology and specialist palliative care services, which varied not only between sites but also between diseases. This highlights the need and opportunities for improved models of integration, which should be rigorously tested for effectiveness. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 41% |
| Egypt | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 11 | 65% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 12% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 127 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 126 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 21% |
| Unknown | 42 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 9% |
| Psychology | 6 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 50 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 October 2018.
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#1,740,913
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#29,070
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#5
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