Estimating needs in life threatening illness: A feasibility study to assess the views of patients and doctors

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-210

  Shah, Shamsul ^a   Blanchard, Martin ^b   Tookman, Adrian ^a   Jones, Louise ^a   Blizard, Robert ^b   King, Michael ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non cancer; Palliative care; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33745047090     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216306pm1130oa     Document Type: Article

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