Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 374-382 , October 2008

Barriers to Pain Management: Caregiver Perceptions and Pain Talk by Hospice Interdisciplinary Teams

  • Debra Parker Oliver, MSW, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Debra Parker Oliver, MSW, PhD, University of Missouri, Department of Family and Community Medicine, M226 Medical Sciences Building, DC032.00, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
    • ,
  • Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Communication Studies, University of North Texas, Denton Texas
    • ,
  • George Demiris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    • School of Nursing, and Biomedical and Health Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    • ,
  • Karla Washington, MSW, PhD (C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of School of Medicine, and School of Social Work, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
    • ,
  • Davina Porock, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Michele Day, MSW, PhD (C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of School of Medicine, and School of Social Work, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

,Accepted 14 November 2007.

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 This project was funded by the National Cancer Institute R21 CA120179: Patient and Family Participation in Hospice Interdisciplinary Teams; Debra Parker Oliver, PI.

PII: S0885-3924(08)00200-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.11.005

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 374-382 , October 2008

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