Decision-making preferences towards surgical intervention in a Hong Kong Chinese population

International Nursing Review

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-100

  Henderson, Amanda ^a   Shum, D ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese; Decision Making Preferences; Hypothetical Scenarios; Patient; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; ADULT; AGE; CONTROL; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0037975493     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-7657.2003.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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