Implementation of a hospital-based home palliative care at regional level: A quantitative study of the ospedalizzazione domiciliare cure palliative oncologiche program in lombardy

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 241-248

  Masella, Cristina ^a   Garavaglia, Giulia ^a   Borghi, Gabriella ^b   Castelli, Alberto ^b   Radaelli, Giovanni ^a   Peruselli, Carlo ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CEFRIEL Center   (Italy)

^c Società Italiana di Cure Palliative SICP   (Italy)

Author keywords

clinical oncology; Hospital Based Home Care; hospitals; Palliative care; regional health planning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BASED HOME PALLIATIVE CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84923480180     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216314558156     Document Type: Article

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