ABSTRACT Background Hospice services are growing among Medicare beneficiaries, yet concerns remain about the hospice quality for residents in assisted living (AL) communities. Little is known about how AL characteristics and state regulations are associated with hospice care in these settings.
Wenhan Guo +5 more
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"It Felt Like Throwing in the Towel": Family Caregiver Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. [PDF]
Smirnova N +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Live discharge occurs for 20% of hospice enrollees, resulting in loss of support and disruptive care transitions, with higher risk for patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Little is understood about how data‐driven clinical decision support tools (e.g., predictive algorithms) might support decision making ...
Elizabeth A. Luth +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Meta-synthesis of qualitative research on comfort experiences of family caregivers in hospice care: a systematic review. [PDF]
Huang H, Cai Y, Miao S, Luo L.
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A Motor Vehicle Crash as an Early Signal of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
ABSTRACT Background People with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are at increased risk of motor vehicle crash (MVC) due to cognitive decline, which often begins years before diagnosis. MVC could serve as an indicator of ADRD‐related cognitive impairment and facilitate earlier diagnosis.
Nina R. Joyce +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Effects of Hospice Care on Anxiety, Depression, and Pain in Patients With Terminal Colon Adenocarcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Wang X, Chen S.
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ABSTRACT Background People with intellectual disability experience significant gaps in healthcare delivery resulting in poor health outcomes. Appropriately designed healthcare is required to meet the needs of this population and achieve better health outcomes.
Jenny Downs +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Access to hospice and palliative care for people with a migration background: a qualitative study on challenges and recommendations in end-of-life care. [PDF]
Ölcer S +4 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To synthesise and reinterpret qualitative evidence on how people with palliative care needs and their family caregivers experience the care process. Background Palliative care aims to provide holistic, person‐ and family‐centred care.
Ana Gil Méndez +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Supporting Parental Decision-Making After Life-Limiting Fetal Diagnoses: The Role of Perinatal Hospice and the NOVA-L Decision Support System. [PDF]
Dahò M.
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