A qualitative study exploring perceptions and experiences of patients and clinicians of Palliative Medicine Outpatient Clinics in different settings

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-61

  Cawley, D ^a   Waterman, D ^b   Roberts, D ^b   Caress, A L ^c  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b St Ann's Hospice ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experience of care; health literacy; outpatient clinics; palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 78751519419     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310375998     Document Type: Article

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