Palliative care provision for people with intellectual disabilities: Interviews with specialist palliative care professionals in London

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 493-499

  Tuffrey Wijne, I ^a   McEnhill, L ^b   Curfs, L ^c   Hollins, S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b The National Network for the Palliative Care of People with Learning Disabilities (NNPCPLD)   (United Kingdom)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Death; Health services accessibility; Intellectual disabilities mental retardation; Palliative care; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COOPERATION; EMOTION; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONDON; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 35448970652     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307082019     Document Type: Article

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