Implementation and evaluation of an education program to guide palliative care for people with motor neurone disease

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 994-1000

  McConigley, Ruth ^a   Aoun, Samar ^b   Kristjanson, Linda ^b,c   Colyer, Sue ^d   Deas, Kathy ^b   O'Connor, Margaret ^e   Harris, Rod ^f   Currow, David ^g   Yates, Patsy ^h  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Sinburne University of Technology   (Australia)

^d Motor Neurone Disease Association of Western Australia   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria   (Australia)

^g FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; evaluation; motor neurone disease; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESPITE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; WORKSHOP;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84870468814     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311426918     Document Type: Article

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