Settings for Terminal Care

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ID13628381
AuthorsInge B Corless (0000-0003-0438-2037, Department of Secondary Care, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, corresponding author)
Year1988
Volume18
Issue4
Pages319-340
Publication date1988-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/4v46-p6ga-dq6g-a7xe
OpenAlexW2079805824
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

The leading questions about delivery of terminal care have shifted somewhat over recent years. Not long ago the major questions were a) Is there a need for palliative care services? b) Does hospice care make a difference to the well-being of the patient and family?, and c) Is hospice care less costly than conventional care? Although continued investigation is needed into these questions, another set of issues has started to take precedence: the ability of various hospice programs to survive financially, the contributions of various models of hospice care, the impact of Medicare legislation on the hospice movement, the demonstration of an unique hospice intervention, the integration of spiritual care into hospice programs, and the role of hospice in the care of individuals with AIDS. These topics are examined, with reference to existing studies where available, and suggestions for future research are given

End-of-life care · Family medicine · Hospice care · Intervention (counseling · Legislation · Palliative care · Political science · Set (abstract data type · Terminal care · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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