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Day hospice care–a review of the literature

D J Spencer

L E Daniels

University of Central England, Birmingham

This paper traces the development and evaluation of day care hospice provision through analysis of the available literature. The CD-ROM was utilized to access and review the Medline, CINAHL and Healthstar databases. In addition, a hand search of Progress in Palliative Care was conducted. The literature describes the provision of a service within a day hospice, and access to day hospice services. Issues regarding the provision of a day hospice as a mechanism to meet consumer needs are explored. The literature reveals little evaluation of evidence-based practice or of the cost-effectiveness of day hospice provision. There is a dearth of research relating to day care, evaluation studies in particular. It is clearly important that future research compares outcomes with other models of service provision.

Key Words: day care • hospices • models, organizational • patient satisfaction • quality of health care

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 4, 219-229 (1998)
DOI: 10.1191/026921698675529940
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