Perceived Barriers and Enablers to Referrals to Community-Based Hospice Palliative Care Volunteer Programs in Canada

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 836-844

  Claxton Oldfield, Stephen ^a   Marrison Shaw, Hayley ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

barriers; community based programs; enablers; hospice palliative care; referrals; volunteers

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOLUNTEER;

CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84915751279     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909113504482     Document Type: Article

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