The Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire (QODD): Empirical Domains and Theoretical Perspectives

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-22

  Downey, Lois ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^a   Lafferty, William E ^c   Herting, Jerald R ^b   Engelberg, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bad death; confirmatory factor analysis; end of life; good death; latent variable domains; palliative care; quality of death; quality of dying; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EXISTENTIALISM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF DYING AND DEATH QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; DEATH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 73049109171     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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