Differences in Symptom Distress Based on Gender and Palliative Care Designation Among Hospitalized Patients

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 569-576

  Falk, Hanna ^a,b   Henoch, Ingela ^b   Ozanne, Anneli ^a   Öhlen, Joakim ^a,b,c   Ung, Eva Jakobsson ^a   Fridh, Isabell ^d   Sarenmalm, Elisabeth Kenne ^e   Falk, Kristin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^e SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

nursing documentation; palliative care designation; Patient reported symptom distress

Indexed keywords

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84992451641     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12254     Document Type: Article

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