Medical information and surrogate designation: Results of a prospective study in elderly hospitalised patients

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-279

  Paillaud, Elena ^a   Ferrand, Edouard ^b   Lejonc, Jean Louis ^a   Henry, Olivier ^c   Bouillanne, Olivier ^c   Montagne, Olivier ^a,b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Ethics; Medical information; Surrogacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DYING; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CUSTODY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 34250636725     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl179     Document Type: Article

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