Illness awareness in Hospice: Application of a semi-structured interview

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 384-391

  Andruccioli, Jessica ^a   Montesi, Alessandra ^a   Di Leo, Silvia ^b   Sarti, Donatella ^a   Turci, Paola ^a   Pittureri, Cristina ^a   Monterubbianesi, Maria Cristina ^a   Parma, Tiziana ^a   Raffaeli, William ^a  

^a Hospice of Rimini ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diagnosis; Hospice; Illness awareness; Palliative care; Prognosis; Semi structured interview

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350532297     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109338355     Document Type: Article

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