Exploring the quality of dying of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the intensive care unit: A mixed methods study

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-60

  Goodridge, Donna ^a   Duggleby, Wendy ^a   Gjevre, John ^a   Rennie, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

COPD; Critical care; Quality of dying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ANXIETY; CANADA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 66549096515     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2008.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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