Dignity in the terminally ill: A developing empirical model

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 433-443

  Chochinov, Harvey Max ^a,b   Hack, Thomas ^a,b   McClement, Susan ^a   Kristjanson, Linda ^c   Harlos, Mike ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada* Dignity; Cancer; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CANCER; ETHICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYING; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANECDOTES; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MANITOBA; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGHT TO DIE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0036136518     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00084-3     Document Type: Article

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