Nurse specialist assessment and management of palliative care patients who are depressed - A study of perceptions and attitudes

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 270-274

  Lloyd Williams, Mari ^a   Payne, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0036984958     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970201800404     Document Type: Article

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