Role of Hospice Care at the End of Life for People With Cancer.

Currow, DC; Agar, MR; Phillips, JL

Role of Hospice Care at the End of Life for People With Cancer.

Currow, DC Agar, MR Phillips, JL

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Publisher:: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2020, 38, (9), pp. 937-943
Issue Date:: 2020-03

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dc.contributor.author	Currow, DC
dc.contributor.author	Agar, MR
dc.contributor.author	Phillips, JL
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-24T21:20:43Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-24T21:20:43Z
dc.date.issued	2020-03
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2020, 38, (9), pp. 937-943
dc.identifier.issn	0732-183X
dc.identifier.issn	1527-7755
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/146421
dc.description.abstract	Patient-defined factors that are important at the end of life include being physically independent for as long as possible, good symptom control, and spending quality time with friends and family. Hospice care adds to the quality of care and these patient-centered priorities for people with cancer and their families in the last weeks and days of life. Evidence from large observational studies demonstrate that hospice care can improve outcomes directly and support better and more appropriate health care use for people in the last stages of cancer.Team-based community hospice care has measurable benefits for patients, their family caregivers, and health services. In addition to improved symptom control for patients and a greater likelihood of time spent at home, caregiver outcomes are better when hospice care is accessed: informational needs are better met, and caregivers have an improved ability to move on with life after the patient's death compared with people who did not have access to these services.Hospice care continues to evolve as its reach expands and the needs of patients continue to broaden. This is reflected in the transition from hospice being based on excellence in nursing to teams with a broad range of health professionals to meet the complex and changing needs of patients and their families. Additional integration of cancer services with hospice care will help to provide more seamless care for patients and supporting family caregivers during their caregiving and after the death of the patient.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1200/jco.18.02235
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
dc.subject.classification	Oncology & Carcinogenesis
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Neoplasms
dc.subject.mesh	Terminal Care
dc.subject.mesh	Hospice Care
dc.subject.mesh	Family
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support
dc.subject.mesh	Caregivers
dc.subject.mesh	Caregivers
dc.subject.mesh	Family
dc.subject.mesh	Hospice Care
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Neoplasms
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support
dc.subject.mesh	Terminal Care
dc.title	Role of Hospice Care at the End of Life for People With Cancer.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	38
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
utslib.for	1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
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dc.date.updated	2021-02-24T21:20:41Z
pubs.issue	9
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	38
utslib.citation.issue	9

Abstract:

Patient-defined factors that are important at the end of life include being physically independent for as long as possible, good symptom control, and spending quality time with friends and family. Hospice care adds to the quality of care and these patient-centered priorities for people with cancer and their families in the last weeks and days of life. Evidence from large observational studies demonstrate that hospice care can improve outcomes directly and support better and more appropriate health care use for people in the last stages of cancer.Team-based community hospice care has measurable benefits for patients, their family caregivers, and health services. In addition to improved symptom control for patients and a greater likelihood of time spent at home, caregiver outcomes are better when hospice care is accessed: informational needs are better met, and caregivers have an improved ability to move on with life after the patient's death compared with people who did not have access to these services.Hospice care continues to evolve as its reach expands and the needs of patients continue to broaden. This is reflected in the transition from hospice being based on excellence in nursing to teams with a broad range of health professionals to meet the complex and changing needs of patients and their families. Additional integration of cancer services with hospice care will help to provide more seamless care for patients and supporting family caregivers during their caregiving and after the death of the patient.

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