Table 3 Palliative Care and Psychiatry Service Linkage
From: Caring for depression in the dying is complex and challenging – survey of palliative physicians
Palliative Physicians (n = 72) | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
For assessment and management of depression in the overall palliative care setting, on average how often have you asked psychiatry for input? | Never | 3 (4.2) |
Yearly or longer | 16 (22.2) | |
Monthly or longer | 41 (56.9) | |
Weekly or longer | 6 (8.3) | |
Daily or longer | 0 (0.0) | |
No response | 6 (8.3) | |
For patients with depression and palliative care needs, on average how often have you been asked by psychiatry to provide palliative care management advice? | Never | 24 (33.3) |
Yearly or longer | 26 (36.1) | |
Monthly or longer | 15 (20.8) | |
Weekly or longer | 1 (1.4) | |
Daily or longer | 0 (0.0) | |
No response | 6 (8.3) | |
For optimal patient care, do you think contact frequency with psychiatry should be: | More frequent | 48 (66.7) |
About right | 9 (12.5) | |
Other | 9 (12.5) | |
No response | 6 (8.3) |