Journal article
Developing quality indicators for cancer end‐of‐life care
Abstract
Quality indicators applicable to cancer end-of-life care exist, but have not been widely implemented. To advance this field, the authors worked with the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality and the National Cancer Institute to organize a national symposium to discuss key issues and future goals, based on a conceptual framework. Discussions focused on 8 key domains in end-of-life cancer care: pain; dyspnea; communication, care planning, …
Authors
Seow H; Snyder CF; Shugarman LR; Mularski RA; Kutner JS; Lorenz KA; Wu AW; Dy SM
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 115, No. 17, pp. 3820–3829
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2009
DOI
10.1002/cncr.24439
ISSN
1097-0142