title: Day hospice care--a review of the literature.
abstract: This paper traces the development and evaluation of day care hospice provision through analysis of the available literature. The CD-ROM was utilized to access and review the Medline, CINAHL and Healthstar databases. In addition, a hand search of Progress in Palliative Care was conducted. The literature describes the provision of a service within a day hospice, and access to day hospice services. Issues regarding the provision of a day hospice as a mechanism to meet consumer needs are explored. The literature reveals little evaluation of evidence-based practice or of the cost-effectiveness of day hospice provision. There is a dearth of research relating to day care, evaluation studies in particular. It is clearly important that future research compares outcomes with other models of service provision.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Palliative Care, Education and Research, University of Central England, Edgbaston, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Daniels
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005544:Forecasting; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care