Results showed that hospice inpatients had a higher quality of life, a higher level of satisfaction with the care and a lower average inpatient cost, whereas conventional care tended to have the highest length of hospital stay.

• 研究结果显示安宁病房住院患者之生活质量、满意度均高于常规式一般照护，其平均住院日及费用亦均低于常规照护。