A new set of quality indicators for palliative care: Process and results of the development trajectory

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-182

  Claessen, Susanne J J ^a,b   Francke, Anneke L ^a,b   Belarbi, Hella E ^b   Pasman, H Roeline W ^a   Van Der Putten, Marianne J A ^c   Deliens, Luc ^a,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c Netherlands Health Care Inspectorate   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Palliative care; quality indicators; quality of care; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEATH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; SPIRITUAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79961001981     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.10.267     Document Type: Article

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