Motivations of hospice volunteers

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-192

  Planalp, Sally ^a   Trost, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Death; Dying; End of life; Hospice; Motivations; Palliative care; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGE FACTORS; ARIZONA; CAREER MOBILITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTANA; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTAH; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 67650818981     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108330030     Document Type: Article

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