Do case conferences between general practitioners and specialist palliative care services improve quality of life? A randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN 52269003)

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 904-912

  Mitchell, Geoffrey K ^a   Del Mar, C B ^a,b   O'Rourke, P K ^a,c   Clavarino, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Integrated care; Primary palliative care; Randomised controlled trial; Teleconferences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTICENTER STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TELECONFERENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 57149137048     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308096721     Document Type: Article

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