Patient and caregiver satisfaction with end-of-life care: Does high satisfaction mean high quality of care?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-27

  Steele, Linda L ^a   Mills, Beth ^b   Long, Marty R ^b   Hagopian, Gloria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b Hospice at Charlotet   (United States)

Author keywords

aging in place; residential care; right of self determination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036365502     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910201900106     Document Type: Article

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