Live hospice discharge of individuals with cognitive disabilities: A systematic review
06/07/25 at 03:05 AM
Live hospice discharge of individuals with cognitive disabilities: A systematic review
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association; by Victoria M Winogora, Christine E DeForge, Kimberlee Grier, Patricia W Stone; 4/25
This systematic review is the first to focus on live discharge from hospice for individuals with cognitive disabilities. All studies focused exclusively on individuals with dementias. Although the term cognitive disability was absent from the literature reviewed, cognitive disability was associated with live discharge. Future research should aim to include the greater cognitive disability community to assess hospice and other end-of-life outcomes to identify potential targets for future intervention.