Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Hospice: lessons for geriatricians.

D S Greer

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
    |February 1, 1983
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Hospice care has rapidly grown in the US by meeting societal needs. Its model offers valuable insights for developing geriatric medicine into a socially relevant and professionally recognized field.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Social marketing: application to medical education.

    Annals of internal medicine·2001
    Same author

    What is balance in the physician workforce?

    JAMA·1995
    Same author

    Changing career patterns of deans of medicine, 1940-1992.

    Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·1995
    Same author

    Incontinence in the elderly.

    Rhode Island medicine·1994
    Same author

    Comments on the AAMC policy statement recommending strategies for increasing the production of generalist physicians.

    Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·1994
    Same author

    Turnover of deans of medicine during the last five decades.

    Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·1994
    Same journal

    Caregiver Burden at the Onset of Acute Hospital-At-Home.

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2026
    Same journal

    Utilization Patterns Among Heterogeneous Subgroups of Homebound Older Adults: A Latent Class Analysis.

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2026
    Same journal

    Off-Label Initiation of Gabapentin and Valproic Acid Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents With and Without Dementia.

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2026
    Same journal

    The DOAC-FRAIL Study-Same Dose, Different Story: Prevalence of Deviant Direct Oral Anticoagulant Levels in Nursing Home Residents.

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2026
    Same journal

    Practice Environment and Job Outcomes Among Primary Care Nurse Practitioners Caring for Patients With Dementia.

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2026
    Same journal

    Anticholinergic Medication Use in Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Residents: Clinical Patterns and Opportunities for Deprescribing.

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2026
    See all related articles

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Care Systems
    • Geriatric Medicine
    • Palliative Care

    Background:

    • Hospice care has rapidly expanded in the United States, gaining significant support.
    • The success of hospice is attributed to its alignment with social trends and addressing unmet medical needs.
    • Geriatric medicine is an emerging field seeking its professional and social identity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the hospice model's success factors.
    • To identify potential strategies for the development of geriatric medicine.
    • To explore how hospice principles can inform geriatric medical education and services.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of the hospice care system's growth and impact.
    • Analysis of social and professional factors influencing medical care models.

    Related Experiment Videos

  • Comparative assessment of hospice and geriatric medicine development trajectories.

    • Main Results:

    • Hospice care successfully addressed a perceived gap in medical services.
    • Hospice's growth demonstrates the importance of social relevance in healthcare.
    • Lessons from hospice can guide the professional establishment of geriatric medicine.

    Conclusions:

    • The hospice experience provides a framework for advancing geriatric medicine.
    • Geriatric medicine can achieve greater social utility and professional desirability by adopting successful strategies from hospice care.
    • Integrating hospice principles into geriatric medical education and service delivery is recommended.