Hospice and Self-Assessed Quality of Life in the Dying: A Review |
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Authors: | Stephanie Grace Prost |
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Institution: | 1. College of Social Work, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA sgm03c@my.fsu.edu |
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Abstract: | This review summarizes the impact of hospice and palliative end-of-life care on the self-assessed quality of life (QoL) in terminally ill persons. Articles were included if researchers utilized at least two observations post–hospice admission and were published in English between January of 2000 and December 2012. Findings from included studies synthesize results of a variety of terminal patients (n = 1,017) across settings. Only one study utilized a non-treatment control group. The remaining studies compared variations of program inclusions, settings, or QoL scores across carcinoma site. The studies included indicated mixed outcomes related to the effect of hospice on QoL in the dying. |
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Keywords: | Hospice outcomes palliative care quality of life social work |
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