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Hospice Care

Hospice care is a specialized form of palliative care providing multidisciplinary, comfort-focused, non-curative support to patients with terminal illness (life expectancy of six months or less) and bereavement services to families.

4.8K

Publications

210.2K

Citations

11.8K

Authors

3.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.1K

Variants

Hospice

Parents

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Publications

4.8K

Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment

Alexi A. Wright · JAMA · 2008 · 2.8K citations

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American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion: The Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care

Thomas J. Smith, Sarah Temin, Erin R. Alesi et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2012 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition

Lukas Radbruch, Liliana De Lima, Felícia Marie Knaul et al. · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2020 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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In Search of a Good Death: Observations of Patients, Families, and Providers

Karen E. Steinhauser, Elizabeth C. Clipp, Maya McNeilly et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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Palliative Performance Scale (PPS): A New Tool

Fern Anderson, George Downing, J. Hill et al. · Journal of Palliative Care · 1996 · 1K citations

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Authors

11.8K

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    George Demiris

    University of Washington, United States

    76 publications · 2.5K citations

    33

    h-index

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    Debra Parker Oliver

    University of Missouri, United States

    74 publications · 2.4K citations

    33

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    David Casarett

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    56 publications · 3.1K citations

    31

    h-index

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    Vincent Mor

    Brown University, United States

    46 publications · 3.4K citations

    31

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    Susan C. Miller

    Brown University, United States

    40 publications · 2.7K citations

    31

    h-index

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Institutions

3.3K

  1. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    46 h-index

    240 publications

    16.8K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    43 h-index

    318 publications

    21K citations

  3. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    40 h-index

    271 publications

    13.2K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    39 h-index

    186 publications

    8.4K citations

  5. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, United States

    37 h-index

    185 publications

    28.3K citations

  6. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, United States

    37 h-index

    151 publications

    9.8K citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    36 h-index

    204 publications

    10.9K citations

  8. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    34 h-index

    218 publications

    6.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Palliative Medicine

    420 publications · 18.5K citations

    68

    h-index

  2. Palliative Medicine

    285 publications · 15K citations

    68

    h-index

  3. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

    241 publications · 13.2K citations

    60

    h-index

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  5. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    93 publications · 6.6K citations

    45

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See also

Hospice Care

Symptom Management

Eligibility Criteria

Care Team Roles

Bereavement Support

Care Settings