title: The relationship between theory and measurement in evaluations of palliative care services.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life