Development of the care programme for the last days of life for older patients in acute geriatric hospital wards: A phase 0-1 study according to the Medical Research Council Framework Knowledge, education and training

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Verhofstede, Rebecca ^a   Smets, Tinne ^a   Cohen, Joachim ^a   Costantini, Massimo ^b   Van Den Noortgate, Nele ^c   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^d   Deliens, Luc ^a,c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

End of life care; Hospital; Liverpool Care Pathway; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EUROPE; FAMILY; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EUROPE; FAMILY; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84931045019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12904-015-0025-z     Document Type: Article

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