Moral distress experienced by health care professionals who provide home-based palliative care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1687-1691

  Brazil, Kevin ^a   Kassalainen, Sharon ^a   Ploeg, Jenny ^a   Marshall, Denise ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Critical incidents; Ethics; Health care providers; Home care; Moral distress; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH WORKER; MEDICINE; MORALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WELFARE PROVISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MORALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CAREGIVERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77957703383     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.032     Document Type: Article

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