Family perceptions of worry, symptoms, and suffering in the dying

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-27

  Hickman, Susan E ^a   Tilden, Virginia P ^a,b   Tolle, Susan W ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442675196     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970402000105     Document Type: Review

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