Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home palliative care services for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers

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Volumn 2016, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Gomes, Barbara ^a   Calanzani, Natalia ^b   Curiale, Vito ^c,d   Mccrone, Paul ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER PRINCESSE GRACE   (Monaco)

^d GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADVANCED CANCER; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; DYSPNEA; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOME PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NURSING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880906998     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007760.pub2     Document Type: Review

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