"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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospice Care" by people in Profiles.
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Osmotic Demyelination Unrelated to Hyponatremia. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 03; 71(3):436-440.
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A palliative care intervention for pain refractory to a percutaneous cordotomy. Palliat Support Care. 2015 Apr; 13(2):395-8.
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Discussing goals of care for a delirious advanced cancer patient in the hospice setting. J Palliat Med. 2013 Oct; 16(10):1313-6.
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Assessing patient care in palliative care using the healthcare matrix. J Palliat Med. 2013 Aug; 16(8):987-92.
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Use of radiation therapy in the last 30 days of life among a large population-based cohort of elderly patients in the United States. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jan 01; 31(1):80-7.
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Pediatric palliative care: beyond the end of life. Pediatr Nurs. 2012 Jul-Aug; 38(4):198-203, 227; quiz 204.
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A month in an acute palliative care unit: clinical interventions and financial outcomes. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2011 Dec; 28(8):550-5.