Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 801-809 , December 2010

Measuring Families’ Perceptions of Care Across a Health Care System: Preliminary Experience with the Family Assessment of Treatment at End of Life Short Form (FATE-S)

  • David Casarett, MD, MA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: David Casarett, MD, MA, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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  • Scott Shreve, DO

      Affiliations

    • Hospice and Palliative Care for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
    • The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Carol Luhrs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hematology/Oncology, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York Harbor HCS, New York, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Karl Lorenz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care, Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Dawn Smith, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Maysa De Sousa, MS Ed

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Diane Richardson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

,Accepted 12 March 2010.

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PII: S0885-3924(10)00517-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.03.019

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 801-809 , December 2010

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