RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 ‘I’m not that sick!’ Overcoming the barriers to hospice discussions
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 517
OP 524
VO 73
IS 6
A1 Russell, K. Mitchell
A1 LeGrand, Susan B.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/6/517.abstract
AB Hospice programs care for patients facing life-limiting illness. Although patients and family members report that they are satisfied once they are enrolled in a hospice service, many patients are referred late or not at all. Several barriers and misconceptions about hospice likely contribute to its underuse. We explore these issues and provide guidance to more effectively communicate with patients about hospice services.