"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hospice Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hospice Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 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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Tjia J, Clayton MF, Puerto G, Duodu V, Troiani F, Tanikella S, DeSanto-Madeya S. Shared Medication PLanning In Home Hospice to Address Medication Regimen Complexity and Family Caregiver Burden: A Brief Report. J Palliat Med. 2024 Dec; 27(12):1653-1656.
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Wachterman MW, Sinha A, Leveille T, Waikar SS, Widera E, Romero K, Bokhour B. Nephrologists' perspectives and experiences with hospice among older adults with end-stage kidney disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jul; 72(7):2060-2069.
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Belanger E, Rosendaal N, Wang XJ, Teno JM, Gozalo PL, Dosa D, Thomas KS. Characteristics and End-of-Life Care Pathways of Decedents From a National Cohort of Assisted Living Residents. Med Care. 2024 Feb 01; 62(2):125-130.
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Wang Y, Ferreira E, Savageau J, Beitman A, Young M, Gabovitch E, Merriam G, Jozan A, Padgett K, Bateman S. Community-Based Pediatric Palliative Care: How Services Support Children's and Families' Quality of Life. J Palliat Med. 2023 12; 26(12):1634-1643.
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Chen Q, Baek J, Goldberg R, Tjia J, Lapane K, Alcusky M. Discontinuation of oral anticoagulant use among nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation before hospice enrollment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 10; 71(10):3071-3085.
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Wang XJ, Thomas KS, Belanger E, Dobbs D, Dosa DM. Hospice Aide Visits among Nursing Home Residents During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2023 06; 24(6):911-916.e6.
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Belanger E, Rosendaal N, Wang XJ, Teno JM, Dosa DM, Gozalo PL, Carder P, Thomas KS. Association Between State Regulations Supportive of Third-party Services and Likelihood of Assisted Living Residents in the US Dying in Place. JAMA Health Forum. 2022 10 07; 3(10):e223432.
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Noble BN, Izumi S, Tjia J, Ku IY, Kadoyama KL, McPherson ML, Furuno JP. Patient and Family Participation in Medication Decisions on Discharge to Hospice Care. J Palliat Med. 2022 12; 25(12):1790-1794.
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Dobbs D, Skarha J, Gordon L, Jester DJ, Peterson LJ, Dosa DM. Mortality among Nursing Home Residents Enrolled in Hospice and Hospice Utilization Post-Hurricane Irma. J Palliat Med. 2022 09; 25(9):1355-1360.
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Belanger E, Teno JM, Wang XJ, Rosendaal N, Gozalo PL, Dosa D, Thomas KS. State Regulations and Hospice Utilization in Assisted Living During the Last Month of Life. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 08; 23(8):1383-1388.e1.