Training hospital staff on spiritual care in palliative care influences patient-reported outcomes: Results of a quasi-experimental study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 743-753

  van de Geer, Joep ^a   Groot, Marieke ^b   Andela, Richtsje ^a   Leget, Carlo ^c   Prins, Jelle ^a   Vissers, Kris ^b   Zock, Hetty ^d  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Palliative care; patient reported outcome measures; spiritual care; training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SPIRITUAL CARE; SYMPTOM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALISM;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALISM; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85027359026     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216316676648     Document Type: Article

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