Family members' perceptions of inpatient palliative care consult services: A qualitative study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-48

  Enguidanos, Susan ^a   Housen, Patricia ^b   Penido, Marcia ^c   Mejia, Bill ^c   Miller, Julie Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Partners in Care Foundation   (United States)

^c HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; family members; health communication; Palliative care; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMFORT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890927974     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313491620     Document Type: Article

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