Perceived Value of Transfusion Access and Hospice Services Among Patients With Blood Cancers

What is the importance of access to blood transfusions compared with routine hospice services for patients with blood cancers who are potentially hospice eligible?In this survey study of 200 patients with blood cancers with a physician-estimated life expectancy of 6 months or less, respondents placed the greatest importance on transfusion access, while routine hospice services were considered relatively less important.In this study, the high value placed on transfusion access suggests that this factor is central to hospice decision-making and highlights the need for novel hospice delivery models that incorporate palliative transfusion access for patients with advanced blood cancers.

Corresponding Author: Oreofe O. Odejide, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215 (oreofe_odejide@dfci.harvard.edu).

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