Families' Perceptions of Veterans' Distress Due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Related Symptoms at the End of Life

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 507-514

  Alici, Yesne ^a   Smith, Dawn ^b   Lu, Hien L ^b   Bailey, Amos ^c   Shreve, Scott ^d   Rosenfeld, Kenneth ^e   Ritchie, Christine ^c   Casarett, David J ^b  

^a Central Regional Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; families' perceptions of the quality of care; post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SATISFACTION; TELEPHONE; TERMINAL CARE; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERMINAL CARE; VETERANS;

EID: 77949481952     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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