Bereaved hospice caregivers' perceptions of the end-of-life care communication process and the involvement of health care professionals

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1300-1309

  Csikai, Ellen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DEATH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WORKER; TERMINAL CARE;

ALABAMA; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; GRIEF; HOSPICES; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33845968155     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1300     Document Type: Article

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