Hospice Care

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.905.400 N02.421.585.905.400
Concept/Terms	Hospice Care Hospice Care Care, Hospice Hospice Programs Hospice Programs Hospice Program Program, Hospice Programs, Hospice Bereavement Care Bereavement Care Care, Bereavement

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Terminal Care [E02.760.905]
Hospice Care [E02.760.905.400]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Terminal Care [N02.421.585.905]
Hospice Care [N02.421.585.905.400]

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Bar chart showing 66 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	2	0	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	1	2
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	1	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2008	1	1	2
2010	2	1	3
2011	3	1	4
2012	5	3	8
2013	3	3	6
2014	4	2	6
2015	2	1	3
2016	1	3	4
2017	2	4	6
2018	3	0	3
2019	1	1	2
2020	4	0	4
2021	2	0	2
2022	2	0	2

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Reddy SK, Yennurajalingam S, Tanco K, Anderson AE, Guzman D, Williams J, Liu D, Bruera E. Frequency and Prediction of Burnout Among Physicians Who Completed Palliative Care Fellowship Training - A 10 Year Survey. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Jul; 64(1):e15-e21.

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An A, Hui D. Immunotherapy Versus Hospice: Treatment Decision-Making in the Modern Era of Novel Cancer Therapies. Curr Oncol Rep. 2022 03; 24(3):285-294.

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Ning MS, Das P, Rosenthal DI, Dabaja BS, Liao Z, Chang JY, Gomez DR, Klopp AH, Gunn GB, Allen PK, Nitsch PL, Natter RB, Briere TM, Herman JM, Wells R, Koong AC, McAleer MF. Early and Midtreatment Mortality in Palliative Radiotherapy: Emphasizing Patient Selection in High-Quality End-of-Life Care. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 04 20; 19(7):805-813.

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Boyce-Fappiano D, Liao K, Miller C, Peterson SK, Elting L, Guadagnolo BA. Preferences for More Aggressive End-of-life Pharmacologic Care Among Racial Minorities in a Large Population-Based Cohort of Cancer Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 09; 62(3):482-491.

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Mo L, Urbauer DL, Bruera E, Hui D. Recommendations for Palliative and Hospice Care in NCCN Guidelines for Treatment of Cancer. Oncologist. 2021 01; 26(1):77-83.

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Fadul N, Elsayem AF, Bruera E. Integration of palliative care into COVID-19 pandemic planning. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2021 Mar; 11(1):40-44.

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Radbruch L, De Lima L, Knaul F, Wenk R, Ali Z, Bhatnaghar S, Blanchard C, Bruera E, Buitrago R, Burla C, Callaway M, Munyoro EC, Centeno C, Cleary J, Connor S, Davaasuren O, Downing J, Foley K, Goh C, Gomez-Garcia W, Harding R, Khan QT, Larkin P, Leng M, Luyirika E, Marston J, Moine S, Osman H, Pettus K, Puchalski C, Rajagopal MR, Spence D, Spruijt O, Venkateswaran C, Wee B, Woodruff R, Yong J, Pastrana T. Redefining Palliative Care-A New Consensus-Based Definition. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 10; 60(4):754-764.

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Reddy SK, Yennu S, Tanco K, Anderson AE, Guzman D, Ali Naqvi SM, Sadaf H, Williams J, Liu DD, Bruera E. Frequency of Burnout Among Palliative Care Physicians Participating in a Continuing Medical Education Course. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 07; 60(1):80-86.e2.

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Elting LS, Liao KP, Giordano SH, Guadagnolo BA. Hospice enrollment among cancer patients in Texas covered by Medicare managed care and traditional fee-for-service plans: a statewide population-based study. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul; 28(7):3351-3359.

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Fang P, Jagsi R, He W, Lei X, Campbell EG, Giordano SH, Smith GL. Rising and Falling Trends in the Use of Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapy Near the End of Life in Older Patients With Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2019 07 10; 37(20):1721-1731.

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