Outcome Measures of Spiritual Care in Palliative Home Care: A Qualitative Study

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 437-444

  Vermandere, Mieke ^a   de Lepeleire, Jan ^a   van Mechelen, Wouter ^a   Warmenhoven, Franca ^b   Thoonsen, Bregje ^b   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

consensus; Delphi technique; interdisciplinary health team; palliative care; patient care team; primary health care; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; COUNSELING; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH TEAM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH TEAM; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPIRITUALITY;

CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PASTORAL CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84881108881     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909112454563     Document Type: Article

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