Healthcare workers' skills: Perceived competence and experiences of end-of-life care in community hospitals

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 118-125

  Payne, Sheila ^a   Hawker, Sheila ^b   Kerr, Chris ^b   Seamark, David ^c   Jarrett, Nikki ^b   Roberts, Helen ^b   Smith, Helen ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Honiton Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community hospitals; Education; End of life care; Palliative care; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 35448957223     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992607X196033     Document Type: Article

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