Evaluation Of Family Perceptions Of Palliative Medicine Department Family Meetings: Before, During, And After.

156Background: A Palliative Medicine Department (PMD) began in March of 2011 at a national hospital in Costa Rica. Treatment has focused on patient care, and attending the needs of the patients’ family; therefore, an integral approach to the family unit has been performed by a program of Family Meetings(FM). The program has allowed the families of Hematooncological disease patients to be involved in advanced care planning, and defining primary goals of treatment, while receiving information and psychological support. This study reports the families´ perception of the PMD FM before and after the meeting; and the evaluation of the family by the Palliative Care team, during the meeting. Methods: Information was gathered between of April and July of 2015 using a set of three questionnaires - one before, one during and one after - the meetings in the PMD. The information included population characteristics, the family’s feelings and concerns, and their level of satisfaction of their doubts being addressed and ...