Purpose/Objectives: To test an intervention for hospice caregivers designed to help them better manage symptoms experienced by patients with cancer. Design: A three-group comparative design with repeated measures. Setting: A large nonprofit hospice that primarily provides home care. Sample : 329...

Purpose/Objectives: To understand the process used by surrogate decision makers who have chosen to withhold and withdraw life-sustaining measures in intensive care units (ICUs). Design: Grounded theory. Setting: Multihospital system in central Texas. Sample: 17 surrogates who decided to withhold...

Purpose/Objectives: To determine to what degree the spiritual needs of patients near the end of life are met. Design: Descriptive. Setting: One inpatient and five outpatient hospices. Sample: 62 female and 38 male hospice patients with a mean age of 67 years; 74% were dying from cancer. Methods:...

Purpose/Objectives: To present a model for end-of-life care in adult hematology that has been developed from nursing insights. Data Sources: Insights obtained from 25 nursing interviews during a two-year, qualitative, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council research study. Data...