What is Hospice?
Hospice is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families. Patients are referred to hospice when life expectancy is approximately six months or less. Hospice care can continue longer than six months if needed but requires physician certification.
Reasons used & Efficacy
| Reasons used | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 0 | |||||
| support and quality of life | 1 | 0 |
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Currently Using Hospice
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Report created on November 23, 2009.