Does Continuous Hospice Care Help Patients Remain at Home?

In the U. S., hospices sometimes provide high-intensity “continuous care” in patients' homes. However, little is known about the way that continuous care is used or what impact continuous care has on patient outcomes. To describe patients who receive continuous care and determine whether contin...

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Published in:	Journal of pain and symptom management Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 297 - 304
Main Authors:	Casarett, David, Harrold, Joan, Harris, Pamela S., Bender, Laura, Farrington, Sue, Smither, Eugenia, Ache, Kevin, Teno, Joan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2015
Subjects:	Aged Anesthesia & Perioperative Care Caregivers Cohort Studies Death Electronic Health Records end of life Family Female Home Care Services - statistics & numerical data hospice Hospice Care - methods Hospice Care - statistics & numerical data Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Inpatients - statistics & numerical data Male nursing Nursing Homes - statistics & numerical data Pain Medicine United States > US end of life Death nursing hospice
ISSN:	0885-3924, 1873-6513
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