作者
Ezekiel J Emanuel, Diane L Fairclough, Julia Slutsman, Linda L Emanuel
发表日期
2000/3/21
期刊
Annals of internal medicine
卷号
132
期号
6
页码范围
451-459
出版商
American College of Physicians
简介
Background
Terminal illness imposes substantial burdens—economic and otherwise—on patients and caregivers. The cause of these burdens is not understood.
Objective
To determine the mechanism for economic and noneconomic burdens of terminal illness and to identify potential ameliorating interventions.
Design
In-person interviews of terminally ill patients and their caregivers.
Setting
Six randomly selected U.S. sites: Worcester, Massachusetts; St. Louis, Missouri; Tucson, Arizona; Birmingham, Alabama; Brooklyn, New York; and Mesa County, Colorado.
Participants
988 terminally ill patients and 893 caregivers.
Measurements
Needs for transportation, nursing care, homemaking, and personal care; subjective perception of economic …
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