Barriers to referral to inpatient palliative care units in Japan: A qualitative survey with content analysis

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-222

  Miyashita, Mitsunori ^a   Hirai, Kei ^b   Morita, Tatsuya ^c   Sanjo, Makiko ^a   Uchitomi, Yosuke ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hospice; Neoplasms; Palliative care; Qualitative research; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; ONCOLOGY WARD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 41049093425     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0215-1     Document Type: Article

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