Patient experience of dialysis refusal or withdrawal - A review of the literature

Journal of Renal Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-100

  Noble, Helen ^a   Meyer, Julienne ^a   Bridges, Jackie ^a   Kelly, Daniel ^b   Johnson, Barbara ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abatement; Decision; End of life; Palliative care; Supportive care; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 44949142906     PISSN: 17556678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2008.00017.x     Document Type: Review

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