Artificial Hydration Therapy for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients: A Nurse-Education Intervention

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-364

  Yamagishi, Akemi ^a   Tanaka, Fukuko ^b   Morita, Tatsuya ^c  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^c SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial hydration therapy; education; guideline; hydration; interactive workshop; neoplasms; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; DEHYDRATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 69549138186     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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