"Hospice Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Specialized health care, supportive in nature, provided to a dying person. A holistic approach is often taken, providing patients and their families with legal, financial, emotional, or spiritual counseling in addition to meeting patients' immediate physical needs. Care may be provided in the home, in the hospital, in specialized facilities (HOSPICES), or in specially designated areas of long-term care facilities. The concept also includes bereavement care for the family. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017051
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.400 N02.421.585.905.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Hospice Programs- Hospice Programs
- Hospice Program
- Program, Hospice
- Programs, Hospice
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospice Care" by people in Profiles.
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Hospice inpatient services provision, utilization, and financial performance. Health Care Manage Rev. 2021 Oct-Dec 01; 46(4):E68-E76.
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Factors associated with the provision of inpatient care in hospices. Health Care Manage Rev. 2021 Oct-Dec 01; 46(4):E61-E67.
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Systematic review of the hospice performance literature. Health Care Manage Rev. 2020 Oct/Dec; 45(4):E23-E34.
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Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Serious Illness in Pregnancy. J Palliat Med. 2020 05; 23(5):712-718.
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Bereavement outcomes among spousal hospice caregivers: Relief, rumination, and perceived patient suffering. Death Stud. 2021; 45(5):371-379.
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Availability of patient-centered cancer support services: A statewide survey of cancer centers. PLoS One. 2018; 13(3):e0194649.
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Palliative Care for Advanced Heart Failure in a Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Hospice Program: Patient Selection, a Treatment Protocol, and Clinical Course. J Palliat Med. 2017 10; 20(10):1068-1073.
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"Weekend Effect" or "Saturday Effect"? An Analysis of Hospital Mortality for Patients With Ischemic Stroke in South Carolina. Circulation. 2016 11 08; 134(19):1510-1512.
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Reconstructing Meaning with Others in Loss: A Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Bereavement Group. Death Stud. 2015; 39(7):411-21.
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Clinic offering affordable radiation therapy to increase access to care for patients enrolled in hospice. J Oncol Pract. 2014 Nov; 10(6):e390-5.