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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/104990910101800606" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1177/104990910101800606</a>
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Not ready for hospice: characteristics of patients in a pre-hospice program
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The American Journal Of Hospice & Palliative Care
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2001
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Female; Humans; Male; Aged; Middle Aged; Age Factors; Patient Selection; Illinois; Denial (Psychology); 80 and over; Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support; Adaptation; Psychological; decision making; Comparative Study; Insurance; retrospective studies; social support; Patient Transfer/statistics & numerical data; Hospice Care/organization & administration/psychology; Health/statistics & numerical data; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology/statistics & numerical data
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Hayley DC; Muir JC; Stocking C; Hougham G; Sachs G
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CONTEXT: There are many patients with terminal illness for whom hospice care would be appropriate, but they either never enroll or enroll very late. In a pre-hospice program designed to help patients make the transition into hospice, we observed that many patients did not make the transition. OBJECTIVES: To understand more about the transition to hospice and the functions of a pre-hospice program, this paper compares patients who enrolled in hospice with those who died in the pre-hospice program. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Data were collected from a retrospective review of the charts of 123 consecutive patients who enrolled in a prehospice program between January 1, 1995, and December 31, 1996. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The patient's decision to transfer to home hospice or (perhaps, by not making a decision) to remain enrolled in the pre-hospice program until death. RESULTS: At the end of the research period, 38 patients had transferred to hospice and 36 had died without transfer. The remaining 49 patients had uncertain outcomes at the end of the research period. Patients who transferred to hospice were older (P = .02) and more likely to have secondary insurance (P = .05). In addition, those who enrolled in hospice were more likely to live alone (P = .03) and have psychosocial concerns noted by staff on admission (P = .05). CONCLUSIONS: Many patients died in this program that was designed only for transition to hospice. We found statistically significant differences characterizing the groups associated with transferring to hospice. Further studies to find out why these differences exist will be important in order to provide excellent end-of-life care for more people.
2001
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/104990910101800606" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1177/104990910101800606</a>
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Journal Article
2001
80 And Over
Adaptation
Age Factors
Aged
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Comparative Study
Decision Making
Denial (Psychology)
Female
Hayley DC
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Hospice Care/organization & administration/psychology
Hougham G
Humans
Illinois
Insurance
Journal Article
Male
Middle Aged
Muir JC
Non-U.S. Gov't
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology/statistics & numerical data
Patient Selection
Patient Transfer/statistics & numerical data
Psychological
Research Support
Retrospective Studies
Sachs G
Social Support
Stocking C
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care