"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.421.556.185 N02.421.143.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospices" by people in Profiles.
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Candrian C, O'Mahony S, Stein GL, Berkman C, Javier NM, Godfrey D, Thomson RM, Liantonio J, Maingi S. Let's Do This: Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Hospice and Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2021 08; 24(8):1122-1123.
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Sefcik JS, Ritter AZ, Flores EJ, Nock RH, Chase JD, Bradway C, Potashnik S, Bowles KH. Why older adults may decline offers of post-acute care services: A qualitative descriptive study. Geriatr Nurs. 2017 May - Jun; 38(3):238-243.
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Fu S, McQuinn L, Naing A, Wheler JJ, Janku F, Falchook GS, Piha-Paul SA, Tu D, Howard A, Tsimberidou A, Zinner R, Hong DS, Kurzrock R. Barriers to study enrollment in patients with advanced cancer referred to a phase I clinical trials unit. Oncologist. 2013; 18(12):1315-20.
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Zhou G, Stoltzfus JC, Houldin AD, Parks SM, Swan BA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors of oncology advanced practice nurses regarding advanced care planning for patients with cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2010 Nov; 37(6):E400-10.
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Unroe KT, Greiner MA, Hernandez AF, Whellan DJ, Kaul P, Schulman KA, Peterson ED, Curtis LH. Resource use in the last 6 months of life among medicare beneficiaries with heart failure, 2000-2007. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Feb 14; 171(3):196-203.
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Lippa CF. Barriers to hospice in patients with Alzheimer. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2009 Dec-2010 Jan; 24(6):443-4.
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Bain KT, Maxwell TL, Strassels SA, Whellan DJ. Hospice use among patients with heart failure. Am Heart J. 2009 Jul; 158(1):118-25.