Development of a supportive care measure for economic evaluation of end-of-life care using qualitative methods

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-157

  Sutton, Eileen J ^a   Coast, Joanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aged; cost effectiveness; End of life care; outcome measures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; LOVE; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF RESPECT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HOSPICE CARE; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84890405323     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313489368     Document Type: Article

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