Methodological Research Priorities in Palliative Care and Hospice Quality Measurement

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 155-162

  Dy, Sydney Morss ^a   Herr, Keela ^b   Bernacki, Rachelle E ^c,d,e,f   Kamal, Arif H ^g   Walling, Anne M ^i,j   Ersek, Mary ^h   Norton, Sally A ^k  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ARIADNE LABS   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

ⁱ VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

advance care planning; hospice care; pain measurement; Palliative care; patient satisfaction; quality indicators; quality of health care

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84955700750     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.10.019     Document Type: Article

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