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Mar 11, 2026
We examine the usefulness of the CAHPS Hospice Survey comments for informing hospice quality improvement.
Feb 2, 2026
We found that both chaplains and clergy supported social and spiritual well-being, whereas other hospice team members were seen as responsible for the hospice environment and physical well-being.
Jan 15, 2026
This exploratory analysis focused on two key research questions: 1) What are the patterns of advance care planning behaviors among midlife and older adult SMM? 2) What psychosocial correlates and experiences are associated with these patterns?
Oct 10, 2025
Many hospices lack CAHPS star ratings due to being new or small, but most patients are served by hospices with reliable, publicly reported scores, making the data a useful quality guide.
Sep 2, 2025
Our cross-sectional observational study examined bereaved caregivers' responses to a survey module added during the 2023 wave of the Care Network Connections over Time study. We examined hospice use among care recipients and its relationship to spiritual support for caregivers.
Hospice professionals, chaplains, clergy, and policymakers need to understand factors influencing spiritual care of African American hospice patients to advance equitable end-of-life and hospice care.
Expert Insights
Aug 7, 2025
This document provides RAND Europe and THIS Institute’s submission of evidence in relation to the UK Health and Social Care Committee’s non-inquiry session on palliative care in England.
Research Summary
Jul 8, 2025
A literature review and a project evaluation suggest that psychiatric advance directive (PAD) training is effective and that PADs can be facilitated by trained peer workers, are well received by individuals served, and have potential benefits.
Jun 24, 2025
Seven California counties collaborated on a project to develop and implement psychiatric advance directives, facilitated by trained peer workers. RAND researchers evaluated several aspects of the project; this report summarizes their findings.
In this review of empirical and conceptual literature, the authors identify the potential and realized benefits of psychiatric advance directives, the barriers to their adoption and implementation, and promising practices for implementation.
Tool
Apr 4, 2025
The Serious Illness Survey for Community-Based Care is available in full and abridged versions. The survey materials are available in English and Spanish.
Feb 17, 2025
We conducted a review of English-language, peer-reviewed articles 2008 to 2023 describing variation in NH hospice use to characterize disparities and inform educational and quality initiatives to improve End-of-Life care in NHs.
