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Defining the palliative care patient: A systematic review.
- Source :
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Palliative Medicine . Mar2013, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p197-208. 12p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The article defines the characteristics of palliative care patient. It is mentioned that for clear descriptions of palliative care patients, design involves a systematic review of medical literature for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). It suggests that elements of the patients' health status and the care delivered to them should be included in the definition of a palliative care patient. It is concluded that published RCTs have no clear definitions of palliative care patients.
- Subjects :
- *CHRONIC diseases
*CINAHL database
*FISHER exact test
*MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
*PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
*MEDLINE
*NURSING care facilities
*PALLIATIVE treatment
*PROGNOSIS
*RESEARCH funding
*TERMINALLY ill
*TERMS & phrases
*U-statistics
*SYSTEMATIC reviews
*DISEASE progression
*DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02692163
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Palliative Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85849028
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216311435268