Hospice
Outcomes Best With Discharge to Home vs PAC or Hospice in Advanced Cancer
November 02, 2017In a prospective study, researchers assessed survival and quality of life measures for patients with advanced cancer in relation to where they are discharged from hospital: postacute care (PAC), hospice, or home without hospice.
Utilization of Optimal End-of-Life Care for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Often Delayed
August 09, 2017Hospice services and effective health care strategies are underutilized by patients with AML leading to suboptimal end-of-life care.
Lack of Transfusion Services a Barrier to Hospice Care for Patients With Blood Cancers
May 26, 2017A lack of needed transfusion services was cited as why many hematologic oncologists are less likely to refer their patients with blood cancers to home hospice care.
Early Palliative Care Reduced ICU Use in Patients With Advanced Cancer
February 28, 2017Early palliative care significantly reduced the use of the intensive care unit in patients with advanced cancer at the end of life.
Families Prefer Hospice Over Hospital Intensive Care Unit for Those Dying of Cancer
January 21, 2016Families of patients dying of cancer believe their loved one had better care when they died in a hospice rather than in a hospital's intensive care unit, according to new research.
Study Identifies Factors Associated With Perceptions of Better End-of-Life Care
January 20, 2016Earlier hospice enrollment, avoidance of ICU admissions within 30 days of death, and death occurring outside the hospital were associated with perceptions of better end-of-life care.
Majority of younger patients dying of cancer use aggressive interventions in last month of life
July 13, 2015More than two-thirds of adolescents and young adults dying as a result of cancer underwent at least one aggressive intervention during the last month of life.
Use of hospice at end of life is significantly influenced by physician characteristics
June 09, 2015The strongest known predictor of whether a patient will enroll in hospice care is the individual physician the patient sees.
Unique characteristics of informal hospice cancer caregiving
May 28, 2015Unique characteristics of informal caregivers of patients with cancer that will ultimately help hospice providers.
Music, Nature Sounds May Improve Pain, Anxiety in Hospice Cancer Patients
April 26, 2015Music, nature sounds, and the combination of both were effective in decreasing pain and anxiety in patients with cancer on hospice.
Hospice program provides compassionate end-of-life care in a challenging environment
April 20, 2015A prison environment is a challenging place in which to provide compassionate end-of-life care. The Louisiana correctional system looks within its walls for people who can handle the job.
Effective use of hospice improves end-of-life care for patients with cancer
December 08, 2014A recent study demonstrates cost efficiencies seen in patients with cancer who enrolled in the Medicare hospice program. It also offers explanations for why more patients may not be using the program.
Cancer patients in hospice less likely to receive aggressive treatment
November 14, 2014Researchers found that non-hospice patients used significantly more health care resources, mainly for acute conditions not directly related to their cancer.
Use of hospital-based services, as well as hospice, increased among patients with ovarian cancer
November 06, 2014Patients with ovarian cancer, despite an increasing use of hospital services, are more likely to enter hospice and less likely to die in the hospital, investigators found.
Hospice increase doesn't offset end-of-life care for ovarian cancer
October 27, 2014Findings among older patients with terminal ovarian cancer showed that an increase in hospice care did not offset intensive end-of-life care in older women.
Factors associated with late hospice admission for cancer patients identified
September 02, 2014For patients with cancer, late admission more likely for younger patients, married men, hematologic malignancies.
Clinicians who would prefer hospice for themselves are more likely to discuss it with patients
January 01, 2014Recent research identified factors that increased the likelihood that clinicians would choose hospice care for themselves and examines how their preferences relate to the timing of end-of-life care discussions with patients.
ED visits at the end of life: Helping patients maintain their care decisions
June 05, 2013Patients at the end of life often forego their resolve to die in their home, and visit an emergency department for care. A recent study sought to understand this decision.
Early end-of-life talks mean less aggressive care later
December 05, 2012Early end-of-life talks are associated with less aggressive care and greater use of hospice services when patients do reach their final days.
Early discussion of end-of-life care leads to less aggressive treatment and more use of hospice
November 23, 2012Patients with advanced cancer who discussed end-of-life care with their doctors earlier in the course of their illness had care that was less aggressive in their last month of life and were more likely to use hospice services.
Early end-of-life talks can reduce aggressive cancer care
November 14, 2012Discussing EOL plans prior to last 30 days of life linked to less aggressive, more hospice care.
Understanding the impact of disparities on cancer care
October 04, 2012Learn how patients' perceptions of health care can have a significant influence on the effectiveness of cancer care and patient education.
Hospice visit number affects ability to die at home
June 27, 2012Factors have been identified that affect a hospice cancer patient's ability to die in his or her setting of choice.
Including palliative care at diagnosis is beneficial for patients with advanced cancer
June 22, 2012ASCO recommends offering palliative care to all patients with metastatic or advanced cancer, ideally at diagnosis.
Nurses should incorporate palliative information early in oncology treatment
June 11, 2012A nurse-led palliative care intervention for persons newly diagnosed with metastatic cancer improved patients' emotional and mental quality of life.
Hospice Care: Quality of Life at the End of Life
March 20, 2012Hospice offers care to people who are terminally ill and may no longer wish to undergo treatment. Learn more about who provides hospice care and what services are offered.
New models estimate survival time in advanced cancer
September 09, 2011A number of variables can be used to estimate whether a person with advanced cancer who is no longer being treated for the disease will live for days, weeks, or months.
Dignity therapy improves end-of-life experience
July 20, 2011A form of psychotherapy that is intended to relieve distress for dying patients and their families showed great effectiveness in a recent study.
Lung cancer prompts different uses of end-of-life care in the United States, Canada
May 26, 2011At the end of life, US Medicare patients with lung cancer make much more use of chemotherapy than do their counterparts in Ontario, but Canadians are much more likely to be hospitalized.
Déjà vu: How I remember to listen
May 19, 2011The patient's daughter had been through the discharge process before. But she struggled with accepting her recurrent feelings. The nurse did, too.
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