The needs, current knowledge, and attitudes of care staff toward the implementation of palliative care in old age homes

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-271

  Lo, Raymond S K ^a,b,c   Kwan, Bonnie H F ^a   Lau, Kay P K ^a   Kwan, Cecilia W M ^b   Lam, L M ^b   Woo, Jean ^a,c  

^a SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Shatin Hospital and Bradbury Hospice   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

End of life care; Gerontology; Hong Kong; Palliative care; Residential aged care; Staff attitude

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 77953568979     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109354993     Document Type: Article

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