Family caregiver skills in medication management for hospice patients: A qualitative study to define a construct

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 799-807

  Lau, Denys T ^a   Kasper, Judith D ^b   Hauser, Joshua M ^a   Berdes, Celia ^a   Chang, Chih Hung ^a   Berman, Rebecca L ^c   Masin Peters, Jonathan ^a   Paice, Judith ^a   Emanuel, Linda ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Leonard Schanfield Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver competence; Caregiving; Pain management; Palliative care; Symptom control

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CAREGIVERS; CHICAGO; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME NURSING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 70350450888     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp033     Document Type: Article

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