Clinicians' Views of Educational Interventions for Carers of Patients With Breathlessness Due to Advanced Disease: Findings From an Online Survey

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 265-271

  Ewing, Gail ^a   Penfold, Clarissa ^a   Benson, John A ^a   Mahadeva, Ravi ^d   Howson, Sophie ^b   Burkin, Julie ^d   Booth, Sara ^a   Lovick, Roberta ^c   Gilligan, David ^d   Todd, Christopher ^e   Farquhar, Morag ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Lay Carer Representative   (United Kingdom)

^d CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advanced disease; Breathlessness; carers; clinician views; intervention; palliative care; survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DYSPNEA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

CAREGIVERS; DYSPNEA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 85007477100     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.08.015     Document Type: Article

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