Quality of life measures for the palliative care of people severely affected by multiple sclerosis: A systematic review

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 690-704

  Gruenewald, David A ^a,b,c   Higginson, I J ^c   Vivat, B ^c   Edmonds, P ^c   Burman, R E ^c  

^a Puget Sound VA Health Care System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Caregiver; Multiple sclerosis; Outcome; Palliative care; Quality of life; Review

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 9744268177     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458504ms1116rr     Document Type: Review

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