Research on psychological and social factors in palliative care: An invited commentary

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 925-931

  Rodin, Gary ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Palliative care; psychological factors; psychosocial factors; research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; RESEARCH;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84888311244     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313499961     Document Type: Article

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