Why do home hospice patients return to the hospital? A study of hospice provider perspectives

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 51-56

  Phongtankuel, Veerawat ^a   Scherban, Benjamin A ^a   Reid, Manney C ^a   Finley, Amanda ^b   Martin, Angela ^b   Dennis, Jeanne ^b   Adelman, Ronald D ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Visiting Nurse Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; GROUNDED THEORY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84952915735     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0178     Document Type: Review

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