The American journal of hospice & palliative care
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Am J Hosp Palliat Care · May 2014
Factors affecting the place of death among hospice home care cancer patients in Taiwan.
Some patients who receive hospice home care still end up dying in hospital. The significance of the variables possibly affecting the place of death in patients with terminal cancer who received hospice home care was examined. ⋯ For a better hospice care service, it is essential to inquire patients or their relatives on preferred place of death while concerning the influences of other factors.