Expectations about and impact of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient in an Italian hospital

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-303

  Di Leo, Silvia ^a   Beccaro, Monica ^a   Finelli, Stefania ^a   Borreani, Claudia ^b   Costantini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b National Cancer Institute Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

End of life care; focus group; hospital healthcare staff; LCP I

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DYING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LIVERPOOL CARE PATHWAY; NURSE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOLOGIST; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; PAIN; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79957733664     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310392436     Document Type: Article

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