Introducing a model incorporating early integration of specialist palliative care: A qualitative research study of staff's perspectives

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 303-312

  Michael, Natasha ^a,b   O'Callaghan, Clare ^a,c   Brooker, Joanne E ^a,b   Walker, Helen ^a   Hiscock, Richard ^d,e   Phillips, David ^a  

^a CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early integration palliative care; hospices; palliative care; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPECTATION; HOLISTIC CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MODEL; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RITUAL; SKILL; STAFF; STRESS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SPECIALIZATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPECIALIZATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84958059374     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216315598069     Document Type: Article

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