Exploring the needs of hospice staff supporting people with an intellectual disability: A UK perspective

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-98

  Cartlidge, Deborah ^a   Read, Sue ^b  

^a Stoke on Trent   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education and training; End of life care; Hospice care; Intellectual disability; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77950498030     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.2.46755     Document Type: Article

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