Delayed hospice care can increase depression among survivors after death of a loved one
Delayed enrollment in hospice can result in increased depression among family members after the death of their loved one, according to a study by Yale researchers published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. ... ...The study followed over 200 family caregivers from the patient's first enrollment with hospice, through their death, and then for six months after the death. The team studied the...Researchers study experiences of hospice nurses with patients who hasten death
PORTLAND, Ore. In the July 24 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, Oregon researchers report on the first study to document hospice nurse experiences with terminally ill patients who deliberately refuse food and water to hasten their deaths.... ...On the basis of reports by hospice nurses, the researchers found that patients in hospice care who stopped eating and drinking were elderly...