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Continuous Home Care Reduces Hospice Disenrollment and Hospitalization After Hospice Enrollment [PDF]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2016
Among the four levels of hospice care, continuous home care (CHC) is the most expensive care, and infrequently provided in practice.To identify hospice and patient characteristics associated with the use of CHC and to examine the associations between CHC utilization and hospice disenrollment or hospitalization after hospice enrollment.Using 100% fee ...
Shi-Yi Wang, Melissa D. Aldridge, Maureen Canavan, Emily Cherlin, Elizabeth Bradley   +4 more
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Retrospective evaluation of palliative care consultation in critically ill adult and pediatric cancer subjects

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
Children with cancer received more palliative care consultation before, but fewer during, critical illness compared with adults. This disparity suggests underuse of palliative care during pediatric critical care. ABSTRACT Importance Palliative care consultation is an essential component of comprehensive care for patients with cancer during critical ...
Conrad Krawiec, Neal Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

End of life care in a Central-Asian state: from public indifference to accepting

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
According to official records, annually 5 thousand people in Kyrgyzstan are diagnosed with cancer. Due to late diagnostics, half of them die during the first year of treatment, already in terminal stage of the disease.
Aidai Erikova
doaj   +1 more source

The place of volunteering in palliative care [PDF]

, 2012
This chapter discusses the place and development of volunteering in palliative care in the context of hospice service provision in the UK. It draws on recent qualitative research undertaken in a large hospice in England.
Watts, Jacqueline H.
core   +2 more sources

Knowledge and information needs of informal caregivers in palliative care : a qualitative systematic review [PDF]

, 2008
Objectives: To review current understanding of the knowledge and information needs of informal caregivers in palliative settings. Data sources: Seven electronic databases were searched for the period January 1994–November 2006: Medline, CINAHL ...
Alastair Owens, Andrea Docherty, Gagnon P, House of Commons, Hughes PM, Jacky Williams, Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Roland Petchey, Seamark DA, Taylor D, Yvonne H Carter   +10 more
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Family engagement on neuroscience units with Post‐covid visiting policies: A retrospective chart review

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Family engagement is crucial for achieving successful outcomes for both patients and hospitals. It supports safe transitions between care settings, providers, and ultimately, as illness progresses. However, in the hospital setting, family engagement is poorly operationalized.
Jennifer Morgan, Jennifer Cahill, Christine Ritchie, Lingling Zhang, Priscilla Gazarian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key Topics on End-of-Life Care for African Americans [PDF]

, 2006
Racial classifications of human populations are politically and socially determined. There is no biological or genetic basis for these racial classifications. Health behaviors may be influenced by culture and poverty.
Bernice Harper, Bethsheba Johnson, Camilla Hudson, Diane Deese, Fay Burrs, Gloria Ramsey, Gwendolyn London, Harold Freeman, Jeremiah Wright, Jr., Joseph Dancy, Jr., Karla Holloway, Kelvin Calloway, LaVera Crawley, Michelle Grant Ervin, Myra Christopher, Paul Smith, Pernessa Seele, Richard Payne, Robert Washington, Rosalyn Priester, Sharon R. Latson, Skaykh Ibrahim Abdul-Malik, William Johnson, Willie Davis   +23 more
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Key features of palliative care service delivery to Indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States: A comprehensive review [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Indigenous peoples in developed countries have reduced life expectancies, particularly from chronic diseases. The lack of access to and take up of palliative care services of Indigenous peoples is an ongoing concern.
A Liberati, B Finke, C McMichael, CA DeCourtney, CA Decourtney, D Meier, E Nicholson, Emma V. Taylor, G Bellamy, H Castleden, H Prince, I Byock, IM Ramsden, J Daly, J Kitzes, J Oetzel, JA Kitzes, JG Oetzel, John A. Woods, K Eager, KE Hotson, KL Braun, L Kelly, L Marr, M Cottle, M Dembinsky, M Dixon-Woods, M Hampton, M Hampton, M Isaacson, N St Pierre-Hansen, NJ Brooke, O Fried, P McGrath, P McGrath, P McGrath, P McGrath, PD McGrath, PD McGrath, PM Davidson, R Fernandes, R Frey, R Frey, R Lawrenson, R McConigley, S Aoun, S Colquhoun, S Mann, S Schrader, S Shahid, S Shahid, Samar M. Aoun, Sandra C. Thompson, Shaouli Shahid, Shelley Cheetham, T Greenhalgh, T Slater, TA Carey, V Fruch, Y Bray, YY Colclough   +60 more
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Supporting Children With a Chronic Disease and Their Parents When Admitted to Hospital: A Scoping Review of Psychosocial Supports

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
Importance of psychosocial support. ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this scoping review was to identify, examine, and summarize available evidence regarding psychosocial supports provided to children with a chronic disease when admitted to hospital and their parents. Method The JBI methodology for conducting and reporting scoping reviews was followed.
Lyndsay Jerusha MacKay, Nolan Lagrisolal, Una Chang, Matthew Christoffersen, K. Alix Hayden, Kathryn Birnie, Tammie Dewan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospice utilization of Medicare beneficiaries in Hawai‘i compared to other states

, 2017
The objective is to examine hospice utilization among Medicare beneficiaries in Hawai‘i compared to other states. Data were from the 2014 Medicare Hospice Utilization and Payment Public Use File, which included information on 4,025 hospice providers ...
Kataoka-Yahiro, Merle, Sy, Angela, Taira, Deborah   +2 more
core   +3 more sources