Symptom Distress and Quality-of-Life Assessment at the End of Life: The Role of Proxy Response

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 300-310

  Kutner, Jean S ^a   Bryant, Lucinda L ^a   Beaty, Brenda L ^a   Fairclough, Diane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

hospice; palliative care; Proxy; quality of life; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUSTODY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM DISTRESS SCALE;

CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROXY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748949448     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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