An exploratory, interview study of oncology patients' and health-care staff experiences of discussing resuscitation

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 985-993

  Cox, Karen ^a   Wilson, E ^a   Jones, L ^a   Fyfe, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oncology staff; Patients and families; Qualitative research; Resuscitation discussions; Semi structured interviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DYING; EXPERIENCE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 36048929073     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1155     Document Type: Article

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