Age-related differences in care preferences, treatment decisions, and clinical outcomes of seriously ill hospitalized adults: Lessons from support

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue S1, 2000, Pages S176-S182

  Hamel, Mary Beth ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^b   Teno, Joan M ^c   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^d   Wu, Albert W ^e   Galanos, Anthony ^f   Desbiens, Norman A ^g   Phillips, Russell S ^d  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

age factors; aged; decision making; health services research; outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; STUDY TO UNDERSTAND PROGNOSES AND PREFERENCES FOR OUTCOMES AND RISKS OF TREATMENTS (SUPPORT);

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034117942     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03129.x     Document Type: Review

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