Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Oncologist. 2023 Sep 7;28(9):743-745. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad205.
Evidence supporting the relief of suffering and improved end-of-life care provided by hospice is in contrast with recent media reports of cases of poor-quality care driven by profit-motivated hospices. This commentary presents a brief history of hospice and potential solutions to address the current challenges affecting access to high-quality hospice care.
支持缓和痛苦和改善临终关怀的证据与最近媒体报道的由利润驱动的临终关怀机构提供的低质量护理形成鲜明对比。本评论简要介绍了临终关怀的历史沿革以及解决当前影响高质量临终关怀服务可及性的挑战的潜在解决方案。