Professionals delivering palliative care to people with COPD: Qualitative study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-131

  Spence, A ^a   Hasson, Felicity ^b   Waldron, M ^a   Kernohan, W G ^b   McLaughlin, D ^a   Watson, B ^a   Cochrane, B ^a   Marley, A M ^c  

^a NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Health professional; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 62549083926     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308098804     Document Type: Article

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