Barriers to providing palliative care in long-term care facilities.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess challenges in providing palliative care in long-term care (LTC) facilities from the perspective of medical directors. DESIGN: Cross-sectional mailed survey. A questionnaire was developed, reviewed, pilot-tested, and sent to 450 medical directors representing 531 LTC facilities. Responses were rated on 2 different 5-point scales. Descriptive analyses were conducted on all responses.

Authors

Brazil K; Bédard M; Krueger P; Taniguchi A; Kelley ML; McAiney C; Justice C

Journal

Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 472–473

Publication Date

April 2006

ISSN

0008-350X

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Alan Taniguchi

Assistant Clinical Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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