Using the LCP: Bereaved relatives' assessments of communication and bereavement

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-214

  Veerbeek, Laetitia ^a   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^a   De Vogel Voogt, Elsbeth ^a   De Bakker, René ^b   D Van Der Rijt, Carin C ^a   Swart, Siebe J ^c   Van Der Maas, Paul J ^a   Van Zuylen, Lia ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting Curamus   (Netherlands)

^c Nursing Home Laurens Antonius Ysselmonde   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Communication; Dying phase; Intervention study; Liverpool Care Pathway; Multicenter study; Relatives' evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 45549089285     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108315515     Document Type: Article

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