Perspectives of elderly people on advance directives in Japan

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-176

  Matsui, Miho ^a,b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Elderly; Healthcare power of attorney; Japanese; Living wills; Other adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34547268601     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2007.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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