“…Hospice care usually encompasses a broad range of services that includes palliative care, emotional support, and spiritual resources for terminally ill patients and their families. The provision of tangible and emotional support services to caregivers of hospice patients, typically family members of the patient, has been related to better psychological well-being for caregivers (Empeño et al, 2013; Teno et al, 2004). Despite the need to improve access to high-quality end-of-life services among underserved populations, research shows marked disparities in hospice care utilization among Hispanics (Cohen, 2008; Kreling et al, 2010; Colon, 2012; Taxis et al, 2008).…”