The meaning of parenteral hydration to family caregivers and patients with advanced cancer receiving hospice care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 855-865

  Cohen, Marlene Z ^a   Torres Vigil, Isabel ^b,c   Burbach, Beth E ^a   De La Rosa, Allison ^c   Bruera, Eduardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; caregivers; hospice; Parenteral hydration; qualitative

Indexed keywords

ANTIPAIN;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER FATIGUE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTERAL HYDRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEHYDRATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84860700812     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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