Perceptions of patients on the utility of futility of end-of-life treatment

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 444-449

  Rodriguez, Keri L ^a   Young, A J ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VETERAN;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747059832     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.014118     Document Type: Article

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