Provision of palliative and end-of-life care in stroke units: A qualitative study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 855-860

  Gardiner, Clare ^a   Harrison, Madeleine ^b   Ryan, Tony ^c   Jones, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

end of life care; palliative care; palliative medicine; palliative treatment; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE UNIT; TERMINAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

END-OF-LIFE CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; PALLIATIVE TREATMENT; STROKE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STROKE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84884505717     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313483846     Document Type: Article

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