Attitudes of health care professionals to opioid prescribing in end-of-life care: A qualitative focus group study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 206-214

  Gardiner, Clare ^a   Gott, Merryn ^b   Ingleton, Christine ^c   Hughes, Philippa ^c   Winslow, Michelle ^c   Bennett, Michael I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

end of life care; generalist; Opioids; pain; palliative care

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864609320     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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