What do palliative care patients and their relatives think about research in palliative care? - A systematic review

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 905-911

  White, Clare ^a   Hardy, Janet ^b  

^a Northern Ireland Hospice Care   (United Kingdom)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Hospice; Palliative care patients; Research participation; Terminally ill

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 77956457272     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0724-1     Document Type: Review

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