Palliative Care Integration Project (PCIP) Quality Improvement Strategy Evaluation

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 573-582

  Dudgeon, Deborah J ^a,b,e   Knott, Christine ^c,e   Eichholz, Mary ^d,e   Gerlach, Jacqueline Lochhaas ^d,e   Chapman, Cheryl ^e   Viola, Raymond ^b,e   Van Dijk, Janice ^e   Preston, Sharon ^e   Batchelor, Diane ^e   Bartfay, Emma ^f  

^a Queen's Palliative Care Program

^b Queen's Palliative Care Medicine Program

^c Southeastern Regional Geriatric Program

^d Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Community Care Access Centre

^e Frontenac and Lennox   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; collaborative care plans (CCPs); evidence based; health services; health system integration; Palliative care; program evaluation; symptom management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

CAREGIVERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44149101248     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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