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).
Keywords:
emotional support; hospice; quality; racial–ethnicity; satisfaction; symptom management.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Black or African American / psychology
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Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
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Caregivers / psychology*
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / economics
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / standards
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Healthcare Disparities / economics
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Healthcare Disparities / ethnology*
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Hospice Care / organization & administration
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Hospice Care / standards*
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Hospice Care / trends
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Humans
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Length of Stay
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Pain Management / standards
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Palliative Care / organization & administration
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Palliative Care / standards*
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Palliative Care / trends
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Patient Satisfaction / ethnology*
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Quality Indicators, Health Care / economics
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Quality Indicators, Health Care / standards*
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Quality Indicators, Health Care / trends
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Reimbursement Mechanisms / standards
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Social Support
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Southeastern United States
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United States
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White People / psychology
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White People / statistics & numerical data