The cultural differences in perceived value of disclosure and cognition: Spain and Canada

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-48

  Fainsinger, Robin L ^a   Núñez Olarte, Juan M ^b   Demoissac, Donna M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITION; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOMNOLENCE; SPAIN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; PATIENT; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COGNITION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0037531118     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970301900108     Document Type: Article

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