A quasi-experimental controlled evaluation of the impact of a hospice rapid response community service for end-of-life care on achievement of preferred place of death

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 817-825

  Holdsworth, Laura M ^a   Gage, Heather ^b   Coulton, Simon ^a   King, Annette ^a   Butler, Claire ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health services research; home care services; hospice at home; palliative care; patient preference; Rapid response

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE RAPID RESPONSE COMMUNITY SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREFERRED PLACE OF DEATH; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 12; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENGLAND; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84941959568     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216315582124     Document Type: Article

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