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]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hospice Care".

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Bar chart showing 38 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2011	0	1	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	2	2	4
2015	2	2	4
2016	1	1	2
2017	4	1	5
2020	2	1	3
2021	2	1	3
2022	2	0	2
2023	3	0	3
2024	2	1	3

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Tentis M, Al Tannir AH, Pokrzywa CJ, Trevino C, Holena DN, Murphy PB, Carver TW, Peschman J, de Moya MA, Somberg LB, Morris RS. Predictors of End-of-Life Care in Nonelderly Adults With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. J Surg Res. 2024 Dec; 304:348-355.

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Cho H, Sefcik JS, Washington K, Parker Oliver D, Demiris G. Exploring Social Support Experiences of Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia in Hospice Care. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jan; 44(1):62-69.

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Tucker M, Hovern D, Liantonio J, Collins E, Binder AF. End of Life Outcomes Following Comfort Care Orders: A Single Center Experience. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Apr; 42(4):321-325.

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Murakami N, Reich AJ, He K, Gelfand SL, Leiter RE, Sciacca K, Adler JT, Lu E, Ong SC, Concepcion BP, Singh N, Murad H, Anand P, Ramer SJ, Dadhania DM, Lentine KL, Lakin JR, Alhamad T. Kidney Transplant Clinicians' Perceptions of Palliative Care for Patients With Failing Allografts in the US: A Mixed Methods Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2024 02; 83(2):173-182.e1.

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Caplan H, Santos J, Bershad M, Spritzer K, Liantonio J. Assessment of Feelings Towards Advanced Care Planning in the Latino Community. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Feb; 41(2):187-192.

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Coats H, Doyon K, Isaacson MJ, Tay D, Rosa WE, Mayahara M, Kates J, Frechman E, Wright PM, Boyden JY, Broden EG, Hinds PS, James R, Keller S, Thrane SE, Mooney-Doyle K, Sullivan SS, Xu J, Tanner J, Natal M. The 2023-2026 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Research Agenda. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2023 04 01; 25(2):55-74.

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Finlay EE, Goodlev ER, Biewald MA, Skavinski KA, Sinclair CT. An Educational Needs Assessment for Outpatient Palliative Care Clinicians. J Palliat Med. 2023 04; 26(4):464-471.

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Linebarger JS, Johnson V, Boss RD, Linebarger JS, Collura CA, Humphrey LM, Miller EG, Williams CSP, Rholl E, Ajayi T, Lord B, McCarty CL. Guidance for Pediatric End-of-Life Care. Pediatrics. 2022 05 01; 149(5).

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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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Soroka JT, Fling KJ, Heibel JM, Kutcher GR, Ward SJ. Terminal Delirium in Hospice: The Experiences and Perspectives of Caregivers Providing Care to Terminally Ill Patients in Home Settings. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Jan; 39(1):27-33.

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