Hospices

"Hospices" 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.

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Facilities or services which are especially devoted to providing palliative and supportive care to the patient with a terminal illness and to the patient's family.

Descriptor ID	D006738
MeSH Number(s)	N02.278.421.556.185 N02.421.143.550
Concept/Terms	Hospices Hospices Hospice

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hospices".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Facilities [N02.278]
Hospitals [N02.278.421]
Hospitals, Special [N02.278.421.556]
Hospices [N02.278.421.556.185]
Health Services [N02.421]
Community Health Services [N02.421.143]
Hospices [N02.421.143.550]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hospices".

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2020 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	1	2
2005	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	2	1	3
2020	4	0	4
2021	4	0	4
2022	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2

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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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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.

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Lantz TL, Noble BN, McPherson ML, Tjia J, Colangeli HN, Ferris RE, Bearden DT, Furuno JP. Frequency and Characteristics of Patients Prescribed Antibiotics on Admission to Hospice Care. J Palliat Med. 2022 04; 25(4):584-590.

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Tjia J, Clayton MF, Fromme EK, McPherson ML, DeSanto-Madeya S. Shared Medication PLanning In (SIMPLIfy) Home Hospice: An Educational Program to Enable Goal-Concordant Prescribing In Home Hospice. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Nov; 62(5):1092-1099.

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Tjia J, Clayton M, Chiriboga G, Staples B, Puerto G, Rappaport L, DeSanto-Madeya S. Stakeholder-engaged process for refining the design of a clinical trial in home hospice. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 04 30; 21(1):92.

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Furuno JP, Noble BN, McPherson ML, Lapane KL, Sera L, Izumi S, Tjia J. Variation in Hospice Patient and Admission Characteristics by Referral Location. Med Care. 2020 12; 58(12):1069-1074.

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Morrison LJ, Periyakoil VS, Arnold RM, Tucker R, Chittenden E, Sanchez-Reilly S, Carey EC. Launching the Next Steps to Improve Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow Performance Assessment: A Look Back to the Initial Toolkit of Assessment Methods. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 03; 61(3):613-627.

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Seaman JB, Lakin JR, Anderson E, Bernacki R, Candrian C, Cotter VT, DeSanto-Madeya S, Epstein AS, Kestenbaum A, Izumi S, Sumser B, Tjia J, Hurd CJ. Interdisciplinary or Interprofessional: Why Terminology in Teamwork Matters to Hospice and Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2020 09; 23(9):1157-1158.

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