A new hospice consulting system for terminal cancer patients in transferring to post-acute care options in Taiwan

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-272

  Chang, P M H ^a   Liu, Y Y L ^b   Chao, T C ^a   Lin, H L ^b   Chen, M B ^b   Chen, P M ^a   Chiou, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hospice care; Post acute care options; Terminal cancer; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TAIWAN; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 76949092004     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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