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Table 2 Palliative or end-of-life care situations and role highlights

From: The roles of French community pharmacists in palliative home care

Participant

Age range of patient

Pathology or reason given for entering end of life

Professional or structure in charge of the medical follow-up

Temporality of the care

Highlights of the role

Pain relief

Nutrition support

Home delivery

Psychosocial support for the entourage

Psychosocial support for the patient

Therapeutic education

Vigilance on compliance

1

71/80

Unknown

General practitioner

8 months ago

x

 

x

x

x

x

 

2

81/90

Cancer

General practitioner

Present

x

x

x

x

x

  

3

91/100

Old age

General practitioner

Present

 

x

x

x

 

x

x

4

61/70

Cancer

General practitioner

6 months ago

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

5

81/90

Polypathology

Hospital

These last months

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

6

71/80

Cancer

Home hospital

Present

x

x

x

x

   

7

61/70

Cancer

Home hospital

Present

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

8

41/50

Cancer

Hospital

Present

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

91/100

Old age

General practitioner

Last 6 months

  

x

 

x

x

x

10

unknown

Cancer

Home hospital

Present

x

x

x

 

x

  

11

71/80

Cancer

Hospital

1.5 months ago

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12

41/50

Cancer

Hospital

A little more than one year

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

13

41/50

Cancer

Home hospital

Present

x

 

x

 

x

  

14

71/80

Cancer

Home hospital

Present

x

x

x

x

x

  

15

81/90

Cancer

Nursing home

Last week

x

 

x

x

x

x

 

16

51/60

Cancer

Hospital

2 months ago

x

x

 

x

 

x

 

17

51/60

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Home hospital

One year ago

  

x

 

x

  

18

61/70

Cancer

Home hospital

Present

x

x

 

x

x

  

19

61/70

Unknown

General practitioner

6 months ago

x

x

x

 

x

x

 

20

51/60

Cancer

Hospital

1 month ago

x

x

x

  

x

x

21

61/70

Cancer

Hospital

6 months ago

x

x

x

 

x

  

22

81/90

Cancer

General practitioner

15 days ago

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

23

91/100

Old age

General practitioner

Present

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

24

51/60

Cancer

Hospital

15 days

  

x

x

 

x

 

25

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(no situatiosn evocated)