title: Patient speaking: hospice patients discuss their care.
abstract: Much research examines the effects of hospice assistance on the primary caregivers of hospice patients, but very little systematic research has investigated the perceptions of hospice patients themselves of the care they receive. This researcher asked 38 hospice patients whether and how hospice provided comfort, allowing the patients to guide discussion of services. Patients reported that hospice helped them by providing human contact, allowing open discussion and communication with other health professionals, providing assistance with tasks they could no longer do for themselves, and providing physical measures to alleviate discomfort.
authors.affiliation: Auburn University Montgomery, School of Liberal Arts, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pevey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*; D013781:Texas