Understanding the Association Between Employee Satisfaction and Family Perceptions of the Quality of Care in Hospice Service Delivery

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 708-716

  York, Grady S ^a   Jones, Janet L ^b   Churchman, Richard ^a  

^a BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alive Hospice   (United States)

Author keywords

employee satisfaction; family satisfaction; Hospice; hospice service delivery; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449529861     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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