Uncovering beliefs and barriers: Staff attitudes related to advance directives

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 347-353

  Bergman Evans, Brenda ^a   Kuhnel, Leslie ^a   McNitt, Denise ^a   Myers, Suzanne ^a  

^a ALEGENT HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Barriers; Beliefs; End of life care; Staff attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54249137668     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108320883     Document Type: Article

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