Researching palliative care /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Field, David, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 2001.
Series:Facing death.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Systematic reviews
  • Survey research in palliative care using bereaved relatives
  • How many subjects are needed in a research sample in palliative care?
  • Placebo-controlled trials in palliative care : the argument for
  • Placebo-controlled trials in palliative care : the argument against
  • What is qualitative research and what can it contribute to palliative care?
  • Ethical issues in qualitative research in palliative care
  • Fatigue in advanced cancer : meaning before measurement?
  • How reliable are relatives' retrospective reports of terminal illness? patients' and relatives' accounts compared
  • Pitfalls in placebo-controlled trials in palliative care : dexamethasone for the palliation of malignant bowel obstruction
  • Multicentre randomized controlled trial of nursing intervention for breathlessness in patients with lung cancer
  • Outcome measures in palliative care for advanced cancer patients : a review
  • Key issues in palliative care needs assessment
  • Palliative care needs assessment : incorporating the views of service users
  • The assessment of need for bereavement follow-up in palliative and hospice care
  • Clinical audit and organizational audit in palliative care
  • Formative evaluation and its relevance to palliative care