Perceptions of the impact of health-care services provided to palliative care clients and their carers

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 274-284

  Connell, Tanya ^d   Fernandez, Ritin S ^a   Griffiths, Rhonda ^b   Tran, Duong ^b   Agar, Meera ^c   Harlum, Janeane ^c   Langdon, Rachel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c Braeside Hospital New South Wales   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Community care; Interviews; Palliative care; Qualitative; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARKING FACILITIES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAVEL;

EID: 77957921564     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.6.48829     Document Type: Article

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