Why Taiwanese hospice patients want to stay in hospital: Health-care professionals' beliefs and solutions

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 285-292

  Hu, Wen Yu ^a,c   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^a   Cheng, Yih Ru ^a   Chuang, Rong Bin ^b   Chen, Ching Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Barrier; Palliative home care; Terminal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 2442455465     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0611-8     Document Type: Article

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