Exploring the perceived changes and the reasons why expected outcomes were not obtained in individual levels in a successful regional palliative care intervention trial: An analysis for interpretations

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3393-3402

  Morita, Tatsuya ^a   Sato, Kazuki ^b   Miyashita, Mitsunori ^b   Akiyama, Miki ^c   Kato, Masashi ^d   Kawagoe, Shohei ^e   Kinoshita, Hiroya ^f   Shirahige, Yutaka ^g   Yamakawa, Sen ^h   Yamada, Masako ⁱ   Eguchi, Kenji ^j  

^a SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^e Aozora Clinic   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^g Shirahige Clinic   (Japan)

^h Rokko Hospital   (Japan)

ⁱ ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Barrier; Community; Home death; Palliative care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOME DEATH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889091297     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1910-8     Document Type: Article

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