End-of-life dreams and visions: A longitudinal study of hospice patients' experiences

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 296-303

  Kerr, Christopher W ^a   Donnelly, James P ^b   Wright, Scott T ^a   Kuszczak, Sarah M ^a   Banas, Anne ^a   Grant, Pei C ^a   Luczkiewicz, Debra L ^a  

^a Center for Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; END OF LIFE DREAM AND VISION; FEMALE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; DREAM; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DREAMS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84896304852     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0371     Document Type: Article

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