Cox C
Associate Professor, Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, New York, NY 10023-7479, USA.
Hosp J. 1998;13(3):21-34. doi: 10.1080/0742-969x.1998.11882898.
Hospices are in a position to play major roles in the care of terminally ill patients with AIDS. These findings from a national survey of hospices in the United States show that the majority of hospices have cared for at least one PWA. Major factors determining hospice involvement include geographic location and resources. In comparison to other patients in hospice, PWAs are younger, more likely to be male, Black or Hispanic, and covered by Medicaid. The results indicate that hospices are reaching women with AIDS and IVDUs but that minorities continue to be underrepresented in comparison to their distribution among the total AIDS cases in the United States.
临终关怀机构有能力在照顾身患艾滋病的晚期患者方面发挥重要作用。美国一项针对临终关怀机构的全国性调查结果显示，大多数临终关怀机构都照料过至少一名艾滋病患者。决定临终关怀机构参与其中的主要因素包括地理位置和资源。与临终关怀机构中的其他患者相比，艾滋病患者更年轻，更有可能是男性、黑人或西班牙裔，且由医疗补助计划承保。结果表明，临终关怀机构正在接触感染艾滋病的女性和注射吸毒者，但与他们在美国艾滋病病例总数中的分布相比，少数族裔在临终关怀机构中的占比仍然较低。
