The quality of medical care at the end-of-life in the USA: Existing barriers and examples of process and outcome measures

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 202-216

  Yabroff, K Robin ^a,c   Mandelblatt, Jeanne S ^a   Ingham, Jane ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cancer; End of life; Palliative care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CANCER PATIENT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKILL; SOCIETY; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; GOALS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942642340     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm880oa     Document Type: Review

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