One-year follow-up of an educational intervention for palliative care consultation teams

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 172-179

  Nakazawa, Yoko ^a   Kizawa, Yoshiyuki ^b   Hashizume, Takahiro ^c   Morita, Tatsuya ^d   Sasahara, Tomoyo ^e   Miyashita, Mitsunori ^f  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Hashizume Clinic   (Japan)

^d SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^f TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Evaluation; Interdisciplinary team; Japan; Palliative care; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTENT VALIDITY; DELPHI STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION; EVALUATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM; JAPAN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84893574770     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyt183     Document Type: Article

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