Tag Archives: African American
Hospice Research: Racial Disparities Impact End-of-Life Care
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Editor.
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Black patients are more likely to express trust on God’s will.
Black cancer patients may find that their dying wishes aren’t heeded as frequently as their white counter-parts.
A new study from Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that black cancer…
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New Research: Physicians Don’t Discuss Hospice with Terminally Ill Patients
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Editor.
A new study published in the Archives on Internal Medicine confirms what many hospice professionals already know: doctors often fail to hold the crucial hospice conversation as patients near the end of life.
“Researchers interviewed 1,517 patients or their families four…
