Patients' perceptions of services and preferences for care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A review

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-24

  Foley, Geraldine ^a   Timonen, Virpi ^b   Hardiman, Orla ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Care preferences; Decision making; Multidisciplinary care; Review; Services

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONAL NEEDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84855389061     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2011.607500     Document Type: Article

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