Health Communication About Hospice Care in Chinese Media: Digital Topic Modeling Study

• Main Authors: Qian Liu (Author), Zequan Zheng (Author), Jingsen Chen (Author), Winghei Tsang (Author), Shan Jin (Author), Yimin Zhang (Author), Babatunde Akinwunmi (Author), Casper JP Zhang (Author), Wai-kit Ming (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundHospice care, a type of end-of-life care provided for dying patients and their families, has been rooted in China since the 1980s. It can improve receivers' quality of life as well as ease their economic burden. The Chinese mass media have continued to actively dispel misconceptions s...