Can short hospice enrollment be long enough? Comparing the perspectives of hospice professionals and family caregivers

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-47

  Waldrop, Deborah ^a   Rinfrette, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospice; Late stage admissions; Sense of coherence; Short hospice utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 67749122199     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509000066     Document Type: Article

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