How does current care practice influence the experience of a new diagnosis of motor neuron disease? A qualitative study of current guidelines-based practice

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-166

  Hugel, Heino ^a   Grundy, Nicky ^b   Rigby, Sally ^c   Young, Carolyn A ^b  

^a Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diagnosis; Patient care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 33750452320     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820600601051     Document Type: Article

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