The American journal of hospice & palliative care
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Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Apr 2018
Disparities Associated With Inpatient Palliative Care Utilization by Patients With Metastatic Gynecologic Cancers: A Study of 3337 Women.
To determine the factors associated with inpatient palliative care (PC) use in patients with metastatic gynecologic cancer. ⋯ Patients who were older, black, or had uterine and cervical cancers were more likely to use PC. Although the overall use of PC has increased, less than one-quarter of patients who died in the hospital used PC services during their final hospital admission.
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Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Apr 2018
Pain Management Concerns From the Hospice Family Caregivers' Perspective.
Pain management is a challenging task for family caregivers in home hospice care. However, there are limited studies that examine the challenges regarding pain management in hospice care from family caregivers' perspectives. ⋯ The study provided an investigation on hospice family caregivers' difficulties in pain management. The results can inform health-care providers and researchers of family caregivers' challenges and provide insights for future designs of educational tools targeting pain management strategies, so that family caregivers can perform pain management effectively at home.