A new model for integrated heart failure and palliative advanced homecare - Rationale and design of a prospective randomized study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-275

  Brännström, Margareta ^a,b   Boman, Kurt ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heart failure; integrated care; palliative care; randomized controlled study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

HEART FAILURE; INTEGRATED CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84878263584     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515112445430     Document Type: Article

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