How hospice staff members prepare family caregivers for the patient's final days of life: An exploratory study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 128-137

  Kehl, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Family; Hospices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TRUST; UNITED STATES; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TRUST; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922387821     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216314551320     Document Type: Article

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