Unmet Supportive Care Needs in U.S. Dialysis Centers and Lack of Knowledge of Available Resources to Address Them

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 756-761.e2

  Culp, Stacey ^a   Lupu, Dale ^b   Arenella, Cheryl ^b   Armistead, Nancy ^c   Moss, Alvin H ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Daleview Associates   (United States)

^c Mid Atlantic Renal Coalition   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

dialysis center; dialysis patients; education; guidelines; Supportive care; supportive care consultation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955327357     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.017     Document Type: Article

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