Symptom burden, quality of life, and attitudes toward palliative care in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: Results from a cross-sectional patient survey

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1102-1108

  Swetz, Keith M ^a   Shanafelt, Tait D ^a   Drozdowicz, Linda B ^b   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Novotny, Paul J ^a   Durst, Louise A ^a   Frantz, Robert P ^a   McGoon, Michael D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

palliative care; pulmonary arterial hypertension; quality of life; symptom control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; E-MAIL; EARLY INTERVENTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866133495     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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