Death rattle: Its impact on staff and volunteers in palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-176

  Wee, Bee L ^a,d   Coleman, P G ^b   Hilier, R ^c   Holgate, S T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Southampton ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death rattle; Decision making; Health professionals; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYING; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 42649119796     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307087146     Document Type: Article

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