Informal carer bereavement outcome: Relation to quality of end of life support and achievement of preferred place of death

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-256

  Grande, Gunn E ^a   Ewing, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; End of life; Family carers; Home care; Palliative; Place of death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLACE OF DEATH; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; TERMINAL CARE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 63549150786     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309102620     Document Type: Article

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