刊物主题:Pain Medicine; Quality of Life Research; Palliative Medicine;
出版者:BioMed Central
ISSN:1472-684X
卷排序:16
文摘
BackgroundRecognising dying is an essential clinical skill for general and palliative care professionals alike. Despite the high importance, both identification and good clinical care of the dying patient remains extremely difficult and often controversial in clinical practice. This study aimed to answer the question: “What factors influence medical and nursing staff when recognising dying in end-stage cancer and heart failure patients?”