Using Palliative Care in Progressive Neuromuscular Disease to Maximize Quality of Life

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 903-909

  Carter, Gregory T ^a,b   Joyce, Nanette C ^a   Abresch, Allison L ^c   Smith, Amanda E ^d   VandeKeift, Gregg K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Hospice and Palliative Care Services   (United States)

^c LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Chronic pain; Muscular dystrophy; Neuromuscular disease; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ASSISTED VENTILATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COUGHING; DECUBITUS; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYSPHAGIA; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; TERMINAL CARE; WOUND HEALING;

CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84868363400     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.08.002     Document Type: Review

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