Palliative Care Consultations in Nursing Homes and End-of-Life Hospitalizations

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 878-883

  Miller, Susan C ^a   Dahal, Roshani ^a   Lima, Julie C ^a   Intrator, Orna ^b,c   Martin, Edward ^d,e   Bull, Janet ^f   Hanson, Laura C ^g  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Brown University and Hope Hospice Palliative Care Rhode Island   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Four Seasons   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

consults; hospice; Medicare; nursing homes; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; REGISTERED NURSE; RESIDENT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85002852986     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.05.017     Document Type: Article

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