Factors affecting the successful implementation and sustainability of the Liverpool Care Pathway for dying patients: A realist evaluation

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 70-77

  McConnell, Tracey ^a   O'Halloran, Peter ^a   Donnelly, Michael ^b   Porter, Sam ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SELF EFFICACY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84930511016     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000723     Document Type: Article

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