Volunteer Support, Marital Status, and the Survival Times of Terminally Ill Patients. |
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Authors: | Herbst-Damm Kathryn L; Kulik James A |
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Abstract: | This study examines the possibility that volunteer support can influence how long terminally ill patients survive. Hospice patient files (N=290) were coded for marital status and volunteer support condition, respectively, the latter on the basis of whether visits from volunteers were requested and received (n=94), requested but not received (n=28), or neither requested nor received (n=168). Baseline health, disease type, and demographic dimensions were comparable across support conditions. Results indicated that when a baseline health status effect was controlled for (p |
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Keywords: | volunteer support marital status survival times terminally ill patients death |
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