The Importance of Assessing the Effectiveness of Care
The Case of Hospices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2113561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Goddard (0000-0002-1517-7461, corresponding author), Maria K Goddard |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279400019085 |
| OpenAlex | W1985008583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
The hospice sector has expanded and diversified rapidly in recent years and has become associated with the provision of highly specialised, good quality care for the dying. However, as resources for health and social care are increasingly stretched, it will become necessary to demonstrate, rather than to assert, that the hospice sector provides superior care. This paper considers critically the methodology that has been used in the evaluation of the effectiveness of hospice care, focusing on the design of evaluations, what is measured, who measures it and how it has been measured in practice
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Hospice care · Palliative care · Quality (philosophy) · Social care · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2004 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |