title: Trends in length of hospice care from 1996 to 2007 and the factors associated with length of hospice care in 2007: findings from the National Home and Hospice Care Surveys.
abstract: Using the National Home and Hospice Care Surveys, we examined trends in length of hospice care from 1996 to 2007 and the factors associated with length of care in 2007. Results suggest that the increasing average lengths of care over time reflect the increase in the longest duration of care. For-profit ownership is associated with hospice care received for over a year.
authors.affiliation: 1Long-term Care Statistics Branch, Division of Health Care Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Park-Lee
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valverde
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caffrey
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D059033:For-Profit Insurance Plans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006738:Hospices / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: National Home and Hospice Care Survey; for profit; hospice; length of care; trends