The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) for use in palliative and end-of-life care at home: A validation study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-405

  Ewing, Gail ^a   Brundle, Caroline ^b   Payne, Sheila ^c   Grande, Gunn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Carers; Needs Assessment; Palliative Care; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CARER SUPPORT NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOL; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTIPATION; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACE VALIDITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENT; PATIENT WORRY; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; SPOUSE; TERMINAL CARE; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

CAREGIVERS; CARERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; VALIDATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAREGIVERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84888641256     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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