Longitudinal Pediatric Palliative Care: Quality of Life & Spiritual Struggle (FACE): Design and methods

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1033-1043

  Dallas, Ronald H ^a   Wilkins, Megan L ^a   Wang, Jichuan ^c,d   Garcia, Ana ^b   Lyon, Maureen E ^c,d  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Advance care planning; Decision making; Family intervention; HIV AIDS; Pediatric palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPIRITUAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864311646     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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