How do surrogate decision makers describe hospice? Does it matter?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-99

  Vig, Elizabeth K ^a,b   Starks, Helene ^c   Taylor, Janelle S ^c   Hopley, Elizabeth K ^a   Fryer Edwards, Kelly ^c   Pearlman, Robert A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Hospice care; Surrogate decision makers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSTODY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645329857     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910602300205     Document Type: Article

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