title: Provision of recreational activities in hospices in the United States.
abstract: Quality of life issues encompass the philosophies of both hospice and recreation participation. This study examines the status of recreational activities provision in hospices in the United States. The offering, frequency of offering, and location of offering of 39 recreational activities in a random sample of hospices in the United States were surveyed. The functional levels of participating patients were also recorded. Reading to patients at bedside daily was determined to be the most frequently provided recreational activity. Recreational activities are being offered in 40% of the larger U.S. hospices on a varying schedule in different locations.
authors.affiliation: California State University, Long Beach, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: DeMong
mesh_terms: D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D011998:Recreation; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014481:United States