Attitudes of Medical Students and Primary Care Physicians Regarding Input of Older and Younger Patients in Medical Decisions

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 126-137

  Beisecker, Analee E ^a,b   Murden, Robert A ^c   Moore, William P ^b   Graham, Deborah ^b   Nelmig, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related decision making; Patient autonomy; Patient role; Physician attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; PATERNALISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; KANSAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PATERNALISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0030078150     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199602000-00005     Document Type: Article

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