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The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach in Four Steps

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5 Patient recall of end-of-life discussions correlates with higher quality of life for patients and improved bereavement outcomes for caregivers. The Optimism of Hospice Care Hospice care can give patients hope. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. 2008; 26: 5988-5993. 2008; 300 (14): 1665-73.

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

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The American Society of Clinical Oncology describes hospice as an essential component of end-of-life (EOL) care. 1 As such, hospice utilization among patients with hematologic malignancies merits scrutiny as an area where hospice utilization is traditionally lower than with solid malignancies. Overall, only 41.6%

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How Hospice Supports Families

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Hospice Supports Families as Well as Patients. Fortunately, as America has begun going home to die with higher quality of life at ever increasing rates, the hospice industry has also grown to support that. In 1984, there were only 31 Medicare-certified home hospice agencies. Caregiver Education in Hospice. Conclusion.

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