Truth-telling at the end of life: A pilot study on the perspective of patients and professional caregivers

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-56

  Deschepper, Reginald ^a   Bernheim, Jan L ^a   Stichele, Robert Vander ^b   Van den Block, Lieve ^a   Michiels, Eva ^a   Van Der Kelen, Greta ^a   Mortier, Freddy ^c   Deliens, Luc ^a,d  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Scientific Society of Flemish General Practitioners   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Euthanasia; Palliative care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 40049091460     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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