Dying in Palliative Care Units and in Hospital: A Comparison of the Quality of Life of Terminal Cancer Patients

Compared quality of life of terminal cancer patients (n=182) in two palliative care units with that of those in general hospital. Patients in specialized palliative care units were found to differ from those dying in hospital, showing less indirectly expressed anger but more positive feelings. They...

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Published inJournal of consulting and clinical psychology Vol. 62; no. 1; p. 157
Main Author Viney, Linda L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1994
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Australia
Cancer
Death
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Female
Foreign Countries
Hospices (Terminal Care)
Hospitals, General
Humans
Institutionalized Persons
Interview, Psychological
Male
Neoplasms - psychology
Palliative Care
Patients
Quality of Life
Terminal Care
Terminal Illness
Australia
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Summary:Compared quality of life of terminal cancer patients (n=182) in two palliative care units with that of those in general hospital. Patients in specialized palliative care units were found to differ from those dying in hospital, showing less indirectly expressed anger but more positive feelings. They also reported more anxiety about death but less general anxiety. (Author/NB)
ISSN:0022-006X
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.62.1.157