Absolutely fabulous-But are we? Carers' perspectives on satisfaction with a palliative homecare service

Collegian

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 201-209

  O'Connor, Lera ^a,b   Gardner, Anne ^c   Millar, Lynne ^c   Bennett, Peter ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carer satisfaction; Community; Focus groups; Mixed methods; Nurses; Palliative homecare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70749121776     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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