A process evaluation of systematic risk and needs assessment for caregivers in specialised palliative care

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Thomsen, Kia Toft ^a   Guldin, Mai Britt ^a,b   Nielsen, Mette Kjærgaard ^b   Ollars, Chaitali Laura ^a   Jensen, Anders Bonde ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bereavement risk assessment; Caregiver support; Family caregiver; Needs assessment; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DENMARK; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT COMFORT; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS;

BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DENMARK; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT COMFORT; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85018493756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12904-017-0196-x     Document Type: Article

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