Palliative home care and drying at home is an option for patients living alone [2]

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 644-645

  Gyllenhammar, Eva ^a   Thoren Todoulos, E ^b   Strang, P ^c   Strom G ^d   Eriksson, K ^e   Kinch, M ^f  

^a Sollentuna ASIH   (Sweden)

^b Lowet Narvard AB   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SAH Geriatriska Kliniken   (Sweden)

^e Brommageriatriken AB   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DYING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

AGED; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE PERSON; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0142106315     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921630301700714     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Gyllenhammar E, Thoren-Todoulos E, Strang P, et al. Predictive factors for home deaths among cancer patients in Swedish home care. Support Care Cancer, submitted.
2. Brazil K, Bedard M, Willison K. Factors associated with home death for individuals who receive home support services: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Palliat Care 2002; 1: 2.
3. Cantwell P, Turco S, Brenneis C, et al. Predictors of home death in palliative care cancer patients. J Palliat Care 2000; 16: 23-28.
4. Constantini M, Camoirano E, Madeddu L, et al. Palliative home care and place of death among cancer patients: a population based study. Palliat Med 1993; 7: 323-31.