Patients with limited communication in end-of-life situations: Initial psychometric properties of a discomfort observation scale

This work presents an observational scale which takes into account different observable indicators of discomfort of patients in end-of-life situations with difficulties in communicating due to cognitive impairment, fatigue or sedation and provides details of its validation. In all, 71 adults partici...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of health psychology 2019-10, Vol.24 (12), p.1734-1743
Hauptverfasser:	Soto-Rubio, Ana Lucila, Tomás Miguel José Manuel, Pérez-Marín Marián, Barreto, Martín Pilar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cognitive impairment Communication Confidence intervals Cronbach's alpha Discomfort End of life decisions Fatigue Quantitative psychology Reliability Sedation Validity
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