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Hospice Care Linked to Greater Family Satisfaction

By Gerry W. Beyer

Hospice careA recent study of families with terminally ill loved ones shows that they are more satisfied with end-of-life treatment if it involves hospice care. Hospice care was associated with better symptom management, attainment of pain-management goals, and quality end-of-life care. Further, hospice care is linked to a greater likelihood of dying in the location of choice and less distress for caregivers. Those families whose loved one received at least thirty days of hospice care reported higher quality of life outcomes. 

See Hospice Care Linked to Higher Family Satisfaction, Fox News, January 5, 2017. 

 

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