Emergency Department Experiences of Acutely Symptomatic Patients With Terminal Illness and Their Family Caregivers

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 972-981

  Smith, Alexander K ^a,b   Schonberg, Mara A ^c   Fisher, Jonathan ^c   Pallin, Daniel J ^c,d,e   Block, Susan D ^c,f   Forrow, Lachlan ^c   McCarthy, Ellen P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiver; Emergency department; pain; palliative care; patient; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENTS; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953162652     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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