Prioritisation of future research topics for children's hospice care by its key stakeholders: A Delphi study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 398-405

  Malcolm, Cari ^a   Knighting, K ^a   Forbat, L ^a   Kearney, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's hospice; Delphi technique; Palliative care; Research priorities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DELPHI STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FAMILY; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESEARCH; SCOTLAND; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 67649352653     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309104061     Document Type: Article

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