Communicating end-of-life preferences

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 652-666

  McDonald, Deborah Dillon ^a   Deloge, Jo Ann ^a   Joslin, Nicole ^a   Petow, Wendy A ^b   Severson, Judith S ^a   Votino, Roberta ^a   Shea, Michael D ^c   Drenga, Jessica M L ^d   Brennan, Mary T ^c   Moran, Andrea B ^e   Del Signore, Enrico ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UConn Health John Dempsy Hospital   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance directories; Communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; LIVING WILL; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CONNECTICUT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 11144356540     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945903254062     Document Type: Review

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