The palliative care in heart failure trial: Rationale and design

American Heart Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 645-651.e1

  Mentz, Robert J ^a,e   Tulsky, James A ^a   Granger, Bradi B ^a   Anstrom, Kevin J ^b   Adams, Patricia A ^a   Dodson, Gwen C ^a   Fiuzat, Mona ^b   Johnson, Kimberly S ^a   Patel, Chetan B ^a   Steinhauser, Karen E ^a,c   Taylor, Donald H ^d   O'Connor, Christopher M ^a   Rogers, Joseph G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY WITH PALLIATIVE CARE SUBSCALE S; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KANSAS CITY CARDIOMYOPATHY QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; TERMINAL CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIRITUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908372248     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.07.018     Document Type: Article

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