Nicole Marie Hughes, Jane Noyes, Lindsay Eckley and Trystan Pritchard
This is the first review to explore what patients and carers value from hospice care. Findings strengthen the existing evidence base and provide new insights beyond symptom management and health outcomes. With large disparities in the availability of services, however, the underrepresentation of patients with nonmalignant diseases and the limited evidence base demonstrating adequate support for the social needs of carers, there continues to be considerable gaps.
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