Perceived Value of Transfusion Access and Hospice Services Among Patients With Blood Cancers
In this survey study of patients with blood cancers who were potentially hospice eligible, access to blood transfusions had the highest importance relative to routine hospice services. The high value placed on transfusion access suggests that this factor plays a crucial role in hospice decision-making and argues that innovative hospice models that incorporate access to palliative transfusions may increase hospice use and improve end-of-life care for this patient population.
Authors
- Hari S. Raman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-2144)
- Susan Lysaght Hurley
- James A. Tulsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7458-0453)
- Caitlin W. Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8502-4948)
- Oreofe Olukemi Odejide (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-7224)
- Scott F. Huntington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7071-6475)
- Kimberly S. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0748-6010)
- Richard M. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0041-804X)
- Hajime Uno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0622-8471)
- Anna Tidswell
- Gregory Alan Abel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1100-2813)
- Angel M. Cronin
- Sarah M. Lanahan
Institutions
- Boston College (US)
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Yale Cancer Center (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Cardiac Dimensions (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.41719
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00