The nature and use of bereavement support services in a hospice setting

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 612-625

  Roberts, Amanda ^a   McGilloway, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bereavement services; Hospice care; Non attenders; Palliative care; Service users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; BEREAVEMENT SERVICES QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 49149089115     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308090071     Document Type: Article

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