Impact of an inpatient palliative care team: A randomized control trial

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-190

  Gade, Glenn ^a   Venohr, Ingrid ^a   Conner, Douglas ^b,h   McGrady, Kathleen ^c   Beane, Jeffrey ^c   Richardson, Robert H ^d   Williams, Marilyn P ^e   Liberson, Marcia ^f   Blum, Mark ^c   Penna, Richard Della ^g  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^g Care Management Institute   (United States)

^h CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 40649101266     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0055     Document Type: Article

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