Palliative care needs and symptom patterns of hospitalized elders referred for consultation

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 410-418

  Olden, Aaron M ^a   Holloway, Robert ^b   Ladwig, Susan ^b   Quill, Timothy E ^b   Van Wijngaarden, Edwin ^b  

^a UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

geriatrics; inpatient consultation; palliative care; referral patterns; Symptom burden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80051988348     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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