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World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2024; 12(21): 4626-4631
Published online Jul 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i21.4626
Published online Jul 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i21.4626
Survey on hospice care attitude of family members of advanced cancer patients at different ages
Xiao-Li Liu, Department of Oncology, Hefei Third People's Hospital, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
Xiao-Li Liu, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
Lun-Lan Li, Department of Human Resources, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Liu XL contributed to writing original draft, conceptualization, resources, supervision, methodology, formal analysis and validation; Li LL contributed to the investigation, software, data curation, writing review and editing.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Hefei BOE Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent before study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Lun-Lan Li, MNurs, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of Personnel Office, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China. liusanyyuan@163.com
Received: April 24, 2024
Revised: May 20, 2024
Accepted: June 6, 2024
Published online: July 26, 2024
Processing time: 66 Days and 16.8 Hours
Revised: May 20, 2024
Accepted: June 6, 2024
Published online: July 26, 2024
Processing time: 66 Days and 16.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Hospice care refers to providing physical, psychological, spiritual, and humanistic care services for end-stage or elderly patients before their death, which can help alleviate their pain and improve their quality of life. However, the family members of patients generally lack awareness of hospice care, and age is an important factor affecting their attitude towards hospice care. We found that compared to middle-aged and elderly family members, young family members have a higher awareness, acceptance, and compliance attitude towards hospice care, and are more willing to choose hospice care.