Does caregiver knowledge matter for hospice enrollment and beyond? Pilot study of minority hospice patients

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-171

  Chung, Kyusuk ^a   Essex, Elizabeth Lehr ^a   Samson, Linda ^a  

^a GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver issues; Hospice knowledge; Quality of hospice care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICARE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650799862     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109331883     Document Type: Article

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