Background: Access to hospice palliative care may improve quality of life, reduce the use of
potentially aggressive end-of-life care and allow for death to occur outside of an acute care …

Background In response to the rapid aging population and increasing number of cancer
patients, discussions on dignified end-of-life (EoL) decisions are active around the world …

Context Referral to community-based palliative care may increase the likelihood of hospice
enrollment. Objectives This retrospective cohort study evaluated the incidence, timing, and …

Background: Gaps remain in our understanding of the intensity and timing of specialty
palliative care (SPC) exposure on end-of-life (EOL) outcomes. Objective: Examine the …

Background: Understanding service provision for patients with advanced disease is a
research priority, with a need to identify barriers that limit widespread integration of palliative …

Context The impact of hospice care services on the utilization of life-sustaining treatments
during end-of-life care in terminally ill patients has not been extensively studied. Objectives …

Background Hospice palliative care (HPC) is a philosophy of care that aims to relieve
suffering and improve the quality of life for clients with life-threatening illnesses or end of life …

Utilization and perceived benefits of hospice may vary across populations. In a population-
based survey, we examined the prevalence of hospice utilization, caregiver …

Background: Terminally ill patients at the end-of-life do transit between care settings due to
their complex care needs. Problems of care fragmentation could result in poor quality of …

Objective: Despite the strong emphasis on home-based end-of-life care in the United States
and the recognition of dying at home as a gold standard of quality of care, hospice home …