Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 502-506 , March 2010

Got Volunteers? Association of Hospice Use of Volunteers With Bereaved Family Members' Overall Rating of the Quality of End-of-Life Care

  • Eve M. Block, MD

      Affiliations

    • Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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  • David J. Casarett, MD, MA

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Carol Spence, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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  • Pedro Gozalo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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  • Stephen R. Connor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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  • Joan M. Teno, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Joan M. Teno, MD, MS, Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island, RI, USA.

,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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    Variation in average hours of direct patient volunteer services per patient week is reported among 305 hospice programs.

    Variation in average hours of direct patient volunteer services per patient week is reported among 305 hospice programs.

PII: S0885-3924(10)00087-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.310

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 502-506 , March 2010

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