Influence of a values discussion on congruence between elderly women and their families on critical health care decisions

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 5-22

  Matheis Kraft, Carol ^a,c   Roberto, Karen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PATIENT CARE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESUSCITATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGERY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESUSCITATION; SOCIAL VALUES; SURGERY; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0031293087     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v09n04_02     Document Type: Article

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