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Hospice Care

Known as: Hospice, care end of life, End of Life Care 
The active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. The goal of palliative care is achievement of the best… 
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Advance DirectivesHealth care facilityHome Care ServicesHospice and Palliative Care Nursing

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Bereavement Care

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Hospice Programs

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Concepts and definitions for “supportive care,” “best supportive care,” “palliative care,” and “hospice care” in the published literature, dictionaries, and textbooks
PurposeCommonly used terms such as “supportive care,” “best supportive care,” “palliative care,” and “hospice care” were rarely… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Haematological malignancy: are patients appropriately referred for specialist palliative and hospice care? A systematic review and meta-analysis of published data
Haematological malignancies are complex diseases, affecting the entire age spectrum, and having marked differences in… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Place of Death of Older Persons with Dementia. A Study in Five European Countries
The aging of the European population will lead to a rapid increase in dementia cases in the coming decades, posing challenges for… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Racial/ethnic disparities in hospice care: a systematic review.
CONTEXT Access to hospice is a growing public health matter given that quality care at the end of life should be provided to all… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
End-of-life practices in the Netherlands under the Euthanasia Act.
BACKGROUND In 2002, an act regulating the ending of life by a physician at the request of a patient with unbearable suffering… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Missed opportunities during family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit.
BACKGROUND Improved communication with family members of critically ill patients can decrease the prolongation of dying in the… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit*
ObjectiveThe primary goal of this study was to address the documented deficiencies in end-of-life care (EOLC) in intensive care… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Patient-focused, family-centered end-of-life medical care: views of the guidelines and bereaved family members.
Review
2001
Review
2001
Validation of Toolkit After-Death Bereaved Family Member Interview.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Racial Variations in End‐of‐Life Care
OBJECTIVES: To identify differences in advanced care planning and end‐of‐life decision‐making between whites and blacks aged 70… 
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