Illness awareness of patients in hospice: Psychological evaluation and perception of family members and medical staff

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 741-748

  Andruccioli, Jessica ^a   Montesi, Alessandra ^b   Raffaeli, William ^a   Monterubbianesi, Maria C ^a   Turci, Paola ^b   Pittureri, Cristina ^b   Sarti, Donatella ^a   Vignali, Alberto P ^a   Rossi, Andrea P ^b  

^a INFERMI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Hospice Savignano Rubicone ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34347387844     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0200     Document Type: Article

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