scholarly journals Quality of Web Information About Palliative Care on Websites from the United States and Japan: Comparative Evaluation Study

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouichi Tanabe ◽  
Kaho Fujiwara ◽  
Hana Ogura ◽  
Hatsuna Yasuda ◽  
Nobuyuki Goto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Web Information

scholarly journals Quality of Web Information About Palliative Care on Websites from the United States and Japan: Comparative Evaluation Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouichi Tanabe ◽  
Kaho Fujiwara ◽  
Hana Ogura ◽  
Hatsuna Yasuda ◽  
Nobuyuki Goto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Web Information

scholarly journals Quality of Web Information About Palliative Care on Websites from the United States and Japan: Comparative Evaluation Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouichi Tanabe ◽  
Kaho Fujiwara ◽  
Hana Ogura ◽  
Hatsuna Yasuda ◽  
Nobuyuki Goto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Web Information ◽  
Weak Association ◽  
The Web

BACKGROUND Patients and their families are able to obtain information about palliative care from websites easily nowadays. However, there are concerns on the accuracy of information on the Web and how up to date it is. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to elucidate problematic points of medical information about palliative care obtained from websites, and to compare the quality of the information between Japanese and US websites. METHODS We searched Google Japan and Google USA for websites relating to palliative care. We then evaluated the top 50 websites from each search using the DISCERN and LIDA instruments. RESULTS We found that Japanese websites were given a lower evaluation of reliability than US websites. In 3 LIDA instrument subcategories—engagability (P<.001), currency (P=.001), and content production procedure (P<.001)—US websites scored significantly higher and had large effect sizes. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that Japanese websites have problems with the frequency with which they are updated, their update procedures and policies, and the scrutiny process the evidence must undergo. Additionally, there was a weak association between search ranking and reliability, and simultaneously we found that reliability could not be assessed by search ranking alone.

High–Tech, Aggressive Palliative Care: In the Service of Quality of Life

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Dush
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
High Technology ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Hospice Movement

The hospice movement grew in part as a reaction to the perception that modern medical care had become too technological at the expense of being impersonal and insensitive to human psychological and spiritual concerns. In the United States, the institutionalization of hospice care under Medicare and other reimbursement systems has further established hospice as an alternative to high-technology, high-cost care. The present paper examines the question: What if hospice care becomes itself high-technology, aggressive, costly health care in order to remain true to its goal of maximizing quality of life? Implications for the goals and philosophical underpinnings of palliative care are discussed.

Development of Hospice and Palliative Care in the United States

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Connor
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
The United States ◽  
Regulatory Change ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hospice And Palliative Care

More than 30 years have passed since palliative care was introduced in the United States, and what began as a small rebellion has evolved into a fairly large health care industry. Although the palliative care movement has considerably improved the care given to those at the end of life, many challenges remain for palliative care providers in the United States. This article discusses the history of hospice and palliative care in the United States, the Medicare Hospice Benefit, the growth of hospice and palliative care, and challenges such as the need for regulatory change, workforce issues, improving access to care, and improving the quality of palliative care.

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