Hospice and Self-Assessed Quality of Life in the Dying
A Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15029756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephanie Grace Prost (0000-0001-5110-7287, Florida State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 281-295 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2013.820159 |
| OpenAlex | W1991769967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
This review summarizes the impact of hospice and palliative end-of-life care on the self-assessed quality of life (QoL) in terminally ill persons. Articles were included if researchers utilized at least two observations post–hospice admission and were published in English between January of 2000 and December 2012. Findings from included studies synthesize results of a variety of terminal patients (n = 1,017) across settings. Only one study utilized a non-treatment control group. The remaining studies compared variations of program inclusions, settings, or QoL scores across carcinoma site. The studies included indicated mixed outcomes related to the effect of hospice on QoL in the dying
Alternative medicine · Family medicine · Hospice care · Life review · Palliative care · Terminally ill · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |