Acceptability and feasibility of end-of-life care pathways in Australian residential aged care facilities

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-109

  Horey, Dell E ^a   Street, Annette F ^a   Sands, Alison F ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b North East Valley Division of General Practice ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TERMINAL CARE; AGED; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL AUDIT; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TERMINAL CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 84866489900     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.11518     Document Type: Article

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