Relationships between social work involvement and hospice outcomes: Results of the national hospice social work survey

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-422

  Reese, Dona J ^a,b   Raymer, Mary ^c  

^a Natl Cncl Hospice/Palliative CP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Raymer Psychother/Consult Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospice; Hospice costs; Intake interviews; Outcomes measurement; Team functioning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543056324     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.3.415     Document Type: Review

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