title: Racial/ethnic perspectives on the quality of hospice care.
abstract: Diversity in the US population is increasing, and evaluating the quality of culturally sensitive hospice care is important. A survey design was used to collect data from 743 patients enrolled in hospice or their family members or caregivers. Race/ethnicity was not significantly associated with any of the hospice interventions or outcomes. Patients were less likely to be satisfied with the overall hospice care (OR = 0.23, 95% CI = 0.065-0.796, P = .021) compared to other type of respondents.  Satisfaction with emotional support was substantially associated with the increased likelihood of satisfaction with pain management (OR = 3.82, 95% CI = 1.66-8.83, P = .002), satisfaction with other symptom management (OR = 6.17, 95% CI = 2.80-13.64, P < .001), and of overall satisfaction with hospice care (OR = 20.22, 95% CI = 8.64-47.35, P < .001).
authors.affiliation: The University of Virginia, School of Nursing, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. clc5t@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Cathy L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baernholdt
authors.forename: Guofen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Ivora D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Hinton
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D059408:Pain Management / Q000592:standards; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000208:ethnology*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000592:standards; D012944:Social Support; D015144:Southeastern United States; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data