TY  - JOUR
T1  - FAmilies' perceptions of inpatient and home hospice care at end-of-life
AU  - De Sousa M, Smith D, Corcoran A, et al
Y1  - 2011/11/08
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.392
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1856
EP  - 1857
VL  - 170
IS  - 20
N2  - 
Over the past 10 years, studies of end-of-life care in hospitals and long-term care facilities have described a variety of problems.1- 2 So it is not surprising that many patients say that they would prefer to die at home rather than in a hospital.3- 4 Indeed, one national study of end-of-life care found that home hospice care produced higher family ratings of care compared with inpatient care.2

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.392
ER  -