A qualitative investigation of the palliative care needs of terminally ill people who live alone

Collegian

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-9

  Aoun, S ^a   Kristjanson, L J ^a   Oldham, L ^a   Currow, D ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Home alone; Hospice; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINALLY ILL; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 41249087327     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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