Palliative care in the home: A scoping review of study quality, primary outcomes, and thematic component analysis

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Hofmeister, Mark ^a,b   Memedovich, Ally ^a,b   Dowsett, Laura E ^a,b   Sevick, Laura ^a   McCarron, Tamara ^a,b   Spackman, Eldon ^a,b   Stafinski, Tania ^c   Menon, Devidas ^c   Noseworthy, Tom ^a,b   Clement, Fiona ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85043251670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12904-018-0299-z     Document Type: Review

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