Education, implementation, and policy barriers to greater integration of palliative care: A literature review

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 224-239

  Aldridge, Melissa D ^a   Hasselaar, Jeroen ^b   Garralda, Eduardo ^c,f   Van Der Eerden, Marlieke ^b   Stevenson, David ^d   McKendrick, Karen ^a   Centeno, Carlos ^c,f   Meier, Diane E ^a,e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Center to Advance Palliative Care   (United States)

^f Recinto de Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

barriers; integrated palliative care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE REGISTRY; EDUCATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PURCHASING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORKFORCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958046935     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216315606645     Document Type: Review

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