End-of-life issues in acute stroke care: A qualitative study of the experiences and preferences of patients and families

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Payne, Sheila ^a   Burton, Christopher ^b   Addington Hall, Julia ^c   Jones, Amanda ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; End of life care; Family support; Palliative care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HONESTY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77951873963     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309350252     Document Type: Article

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