Physician and nurse attitudes toward artificial hydration for terminally ill cancer patients in Japan: Results of 2 nationwide surveys

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 383-389

  Miyashita, Mitsunori ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^b   Shima, Yasuo ^c   Kimura, Rieko ^d   Takahashi, Mikako ^e   Adachi, Isamu ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TSUKUBA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Fluid therapy; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEHYDRATION; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DECISION MAKING; DEHYDRATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 35348947487     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909107300552     Document Type: Article

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