An examination of the research priorities for a hospice service in New Zealand: A Delphi study

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 232-240

  De Vries, Kay ^a   Walton, Jo ^b   Nelson, Katherine ^b   Knox, Rhondda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c Health and Public Sector   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Delphi technique; Family members; Hospice staff and volunteers; Palliative care; Research priorities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEREAVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84931043128     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951515000838     Document Type: Article

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