Decisions to treat or not to treat pneumonia in demented psychogeriatric nursing home patients: Development of a guideline

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 114-120

  Van Der Steen, Jenny T ^a   Muller, Martien T ^a   Ooms, Marcel E ^a   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^a   Ribbe, Miel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision making; Medical futility; Nursing homes; Patient advocacy; Pneumonia; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION ANALYSIS; DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; FAMILY MEMBERS; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; NETHERLANDS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SELECTION FOR TREATMENT;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0034085312     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.26.2.114     Document Type: Article

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