Identification and documentation of persons being in palliative phase regardless of age, diagnosis and places of care, and their use of a sitting service at the end of life

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 561-568

  Wallerstedt, Birgitta ^a   Sahlberg Blom, Eva ^a   Benzein, Eva ^b,c   Andershed, Birgitta ^c,d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Care continuity; Death place; Noncancer diagnosis; Old people; Palliative care; Sitting service

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84864778705     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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