Developing and testing a web-based survey to assess educational needs of palliative and end-of-life health care professionals in connecticut

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 219-229

  Schulman Green, Dena ^a   Ercolano, Elizabeth ^a   LaCoursiere, Sheryl ^b,c   Ma, Tony ^a   Lazenby, Mark ^a   McCorkle, Ruth ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

education; end of life; health care; needs; palliative; professionals; survey; Web based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONNECTICUT; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79958185465     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110385219     Document Type: Article

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