Geriatric palliative care in long-term care settings with a focus on nursing homes

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1180-1187

  Ersek, Mary ^a,b   Carpenter, Joan G ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIRIUM; DYSPNEA; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEEDING DISORDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESUSCITATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885742987     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.9474     Document Type: Article

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