Open AccessResponse and role of palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national telephone survey of hospices in Italy
Author(s) -
Massimo Costantini,
Katherine E Sleeman,
Carlo Peruselli,
Irene J Higginson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.989
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1477-030X
pISSN - 0269-2163
DOI - 10.1177/0269216320920780
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , palliative care , telephone survey , family medicine , medical emergency , nursing , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , marketing , outbreak , business
Palliative care is an important component of health care in pandemics, contributing to symptom control, psychological support, and supporting triage and complex decision making.