Cost-effectiveness of a transitional home-based palliative care program for patients with end-stage heart failure

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 476-484

  Wong, Frances Kam Yuet ^a   So, Ching ^b   Ng, Alina Yee Man ^a   Lam, Po Tin ^c   Ng, Jeffrey Sheung Ching ^d   Ng, Nancy Hiu Yim ^c   Chau, June ^b   Sham, Michael Mau Kwong ^e  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Haven of Hope Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^e GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; Heart failure; home care services; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSITIONAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85041121309     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216317706450     Document Type: Article

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