Bereaved relatives' perspectives of the patient's oral intake towards the end of life: A qualitative study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 665-672

  Raijmakers, Natasja J H ^a   Clark, Jean B ^b,c   Van Zuylen, Lia ^a   Allan, Simon G ^b,c   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Arohanui Hospice   (New Zealand)

^c MidCentral Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eating; end of life care; family; qualitative research; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; COMPREHENSION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONVERSATION; DRINKING; DYING; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATIVE; RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TASTE; TERMINAL CARE;

EATING; END OF LIFE CARE; FAMILY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84879740443     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313477178     Document Type: Review

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