Patient-reported assessment of quality care at end of life: Development and validation of Quality Care Questionnaire-End of Life (QCQ-EOL)

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2310-2317

  Yun, Young Ho ^a   Kim, Soo Hyun ^a   Lee, Kyoung Min ^a   Park, Sang Min ^a   Lee, Chang Geol ^b   Choi, Youn Seon ^c   Lee, Won Sup ^d   Kim, Si Young ^e   Heo, Dae Seog ^f  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

End of life; QCQ EOL; Quality of care; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33748101896     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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