Assessing carer needs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 26-35

  Farquhar, Morag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; Carers; COPD; needs; person centred care

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN NEEDS; HUMAN RELATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARER RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY;

CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 85041712209     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972317719086     Document Type: Review

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