As the hospice care setting becomes more racially and ethnically diverse, attending to the
different conditions and needs of various groups is essential to providing optimal care …

Forty percent of the deaths that occur in the United States used hospice services, but that
number is much smaller for African Americans. African Americans' underutilization of …

Approximately half the patients receiving hospice and palliative care services are those with
cancer diagnoses. Both hospice and palliative care are underutilized by African Americans …

As the US population continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse, ethnic and
racial minorities are strikingly underrepresented in hospice and palliative care programs …

PURPOSE. To identify barriers to hospice care perceived by African Americans. SAMPLE.
African-American members (N= 30, 4 males, 19 females) of a metropolitan community in the …

The article discusses disparities experienced by African Americans in access to and quality
of palliative care in the US Topics discussed include disparities in cancer care and hospice …

Despite the gains in the availability and acceptance of hospice care, African Americans
remain underrepresented among hospice clients. This study utilized focus groups to …

Background: Experts and national organizations recommend that hospices work to increase
service to African Americans, a group historically underrepresented in hospice. Objective …

Abstract Historically, African Americans have not been well represented in hospice care.
African Americans make up approximately 12 percent of the general population, but …

Objective: This study examined the characteristics of individuals in hospice care by
racial/ethnic groups. Methods: A total of 22,936 patients served by a hospice in Central …