Health problems encountered by dying patients receiving palliative home care until death

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 244-251

  Wong, Frances Kam Yuet ^a   Liu, Chun Fong ^b   Szeto, Yan ^b   Sham, Michael ^b   Chan, Tony ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Nam Long Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dying health problems; Holistic care; Home palliative care; Hong Kong; Omaha system; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE SERVICES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 2942529366     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200405000-00011     Document Type: Article

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