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Table 3 Reach and dose of palliative care intervention components per region

From: Implementation of a palliative care intervention for patients with COPD – a mixed methods process evaluation of the COMPASSION study

Component

 

Region A

Region B

Region C

Region D

Total

1. Identification

Number of hospitalised patients screened using ProPal-COPD tool

48

73

45

32

198

Number of patients with positive ProPal-score

29

31

17

21

98

2. Palliative care conversations

Patients who received ≥1 outpatient palliative care conversation

15/29

11/31

10/17

8/21

44/98

Patients who received ≥1 specialist palliative care team consultation

3/29

14/31

0/17

5/21

22/98

3. Coordination and continuity

Number of letters to GP following an outpatient palliative care conversation

13/15

7/11

0/10

2/8

22/44

Individual care plan

0/15

0/11

0/10

0/8

0/44

4. Aftercare

Conversation with bereaved family of deceased patients

0/7

0/9

0/1

0/4

0/21

Evaluation by involved healthcare providers

0/7

0/9

0/1

1/4

1/21