The palliative care in assisted living (PCAL) pilot study: Successes, shortfalls, and methodological implications

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 199-207

  Jerant, Anthony F ^a   Azari, Rahman S ^a,b   Nesbitt, Thomas S ^a   Edwards Goodbee, Adrienne ^b   Meyers, Frederick J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

80 and over; Aged; Evaluation studies; Hospice care; House calls; Palliative care; Residential facilities; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CALIFORNIA; COLORADO; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 28444497785     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.05.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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