Barriers to effective symptom management in hospice

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-79

  Johnson, Daniel C ^a,c   Kassner, Cordt T ^a   Houser, Janet ^b   Kutner, Jean S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

communication barriers; Hospice; pain; palliative care; symptom management

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE ATTITUDE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 12344320551     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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