Do place-of-death preferences for patients receiving specialist palliative care change over time?

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 579-583

  Evans, Rebecca ^a   Finucane, Anne ^b   Vanhegan, Lynsey ^b   Arnold, Elizabeth ^b   Oxenham, David ^c,d  

^a South East Scotland Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Marie Curie Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c St Columba's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Occupational Health and Wellbeing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Change in preference; End of life; Home care; Hospice care; Preferred place of death

Indexed keywords

DEATH; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEATH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84919761823     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.12.579     Document Type: Article

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