Assessing palliative care needs: Views of patients, informal carers and healthcare professionals

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-86

  McIlfatrick, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; End of life care; Focus groups; Interviews; Non cancer; Nursing; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN IRELAND; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33845734090     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04062.x     Document Type: Article

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