Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the perception of visiting hospice services to end-of-life patients at home. Methods: Individual in-depth interviews and qualitative content analysis were used for data collection and analysis, respectively. The study’s participants were 15 end-of-life patients receiving visiting hospice services at home. Results: Four themes emerged from nine subthemes, which were categorized from 26 condensed meaning units by interpreting underlying meanings. The four themes were “service with value started by chance”, “service that fills the care gap”, “service that the vulnerable group can rely on”, and “service that is insufficient to medical support”. Conclusion: Based on these results, it is suggested that policy support is needed to develop and apply a community-based hospice service model that connects hospitals and homes.

서 론
    1. 연구의 필요성
연 구 방 법
    1. 연구설계
    2. 연구참여자 선정
    3. 자료수집
    4. 윤리적 고려
    5. 자료분석
    6. 연구결과의 타당성 확보 및 연구자 준비
연 구 결 과
    범주 1. 우연히 시작된 귀한 서비스
    범주2. 돌봄 공백을 메워주는 서비스
    범주3. 취약계층이 생애말기에 기댈 수 있는 서비스
    범주4. 의료 지원이 아쉬운 호스피스서비스
논 의
결 론 및 제 언

• 김소영(대동대학교 간호학부 조교수) | Kim So Young (Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Daedong College, Busan, Korea) Corresponding Author