Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
0-129 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of advance care planning services within the veterans administration system in Taiwan. |
T2 |
130-141 |
Sentence |
denotes |
BACKGROUND: |
T3 |
142-301 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on the outpatient advance care planning (ACP) services provided by veterans hospitals in Taiwan. |
T4 |
302-310 |
Sentence |
denotes |
METHODS: |
T5 |
311-360 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This study adopted a retrospective data analysis. |
T6 |
361-457 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We investigated ACP services provided by 15 veterans hospitals in Taiwan from 2019 to June 2020. |
T7 |
458-568 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We also conducted a statistical analysis on the ACP services provided by the Taipei Veterans General Hospital. |
T8 |
569-577 |
Sentence |
denotes |
RESULTS: |
T9 |
578-677 |
Sentence |
denotes |
From 2019 to June 2020, 15 veterans hospitals in Taiwan provided ACP services to 2,493 individuals. |
T10 |
678-939 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The outpatient ACP services declined significantly after January 2020, decreasing from a national average of 206.2 ± 29.2 declarants per month to 106.2 ± 30.8 declarants per month in the 6 months immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak (p < 0.001). |
T11 |
940-1115 |
Sentence |
denotes |
From the official implementation of the ACP in January 2019 to the end of June 2020, a total of 1,126 declarants accepted ACP services at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital. |
T12 |
1116-1264 |
Sentence |
denotes |
When the COVID-19 pandemic was prevalent, the declarants who received ACP services were younger (i.e., 60.1 ± 15.2 vs. 65.5 ± 16.3 years; p <0.001). |
T13 |
1265-1524 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After the variables had been adjusted, the changes in the characteristics of the declarants receiving ACP services when the COVID-19 pandemic was prevalent were as follows: a significant increase in the percentage of hospital staff receiving ACP services (OR: |
T14 |
1525-1539 |
Sentence |
denotes |
5.460, 95% CI: |
T15 |
1540-1663 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.378-12.536); An increase in the percentage of declarants who paid for the ACP services received at their own expense (OR: |
T16 |
1664-1678 |
Sentence |
denotes |
3.417, 95% CI: |
T17 |
1679-1798 |
Sentence |
denotes |
1.591-7.339); and an increase in the percentage of declarants who received the consultations with 3 or more people (OR: |
T18 |
1799-1813 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.017, 95% CI: |
T19 |
1814-1827 |
Sentence |
denotes |
1.278-3.182). |
T20 |
1828-1912 |
Sentence |
denotes |
CONCLUSION: COVID-19 severely changed outpatient ACP services provided by hospitals. |
T21 |
1913-2022 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The results obtained by this study offer valuable insight regarding the provision of outpatient ACP services. |