The challenge of providing holistic care in a viral epidemic: Opportunities for palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-18

  Leong, Ian Yi Onn ^a   Lee, Angel Onn Kei ^a   Ng, Tzer Wee ^a   Lee, Lay Beng ^a   Koh, Nien Yue ^a   Yap, Eliada ^a   Guay, Sarah ^a   Ng, Lee Min ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Emerging communicable disease; Palliative care; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Spirituality (non MeSH)

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY; FEAR; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIETY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE;

EID: 1242273726     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm859oa     Document Type: Article

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