Dignity matters: Advance care planning for people experiencing homelessness

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-222

  Bartels, Dianne M ^a   Ulvestad, Nancy ^a   Ratner, Edward ^b   Wall, Melanie ^c   Uutala, Man M ^a   Song, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT RIGHTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 55849085392     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (21)

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2. B.R. Williams, "Dying Young, Dying Poor: A Sociological Examination of Existential Suffering Among Low Socioeconomic Status Patients," Journal of Palliative Medicine 7, no. 1 (2004): 27-37.
3. J. Song, E. Ratner, and D. Bartels, "Dying While Homeless: Is It a Concern When Life Itself is Such a Struggle?" The Journal of Clinical Ethics 16, no. 2 (2005): 251-61.
4. Ibid.
5. D.W. Moller, Dancing With Broken Bones: Portraits of Death and Dying Among Inner-City Poor (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004), 11.
6. See note 1 above, p. 440.
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid.
9. H.M. Chochinov et al., "Dignity in the Terminally Ill: a developing empirical model," Social Science and Medicine 54 (2002): 433-43.
10. H.M. Chochinov, "Dignity-Conserving Care - A New Model for Palliative Care: Helping the Patient Feel Valued," Journal of the American Medical Association 287 (2002): 2253-60;
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12. Ibid.
13. H.M. Chochinov et al., "Dignity and Psychotherapeutic Considerations in End of Life Care," Journal of Palliative Care 20, no. 3 (2004): 134-42.
14. See notes 1 and 3 above.
15. Ibid.
16. J. Song et al., "Engaging Homeless Persons in End of Life Preparations," Journal of General Internal Medicine Online, September 2008.
17. Ibid.
18. See note 3 above; J.Y. Song et al., "Experiences with and Attitudes Toward Death and Dying Among Homeless Persons," Journal of General Internal Medicine 22 (2007): 427-34;
19. W.M. Norris et al., "Treatment Preferences for Resuscitation and Critical Care Among Homeless Persons," Chest 127 (2005): 2180-7;
20. AJ. Tarzian, M.T. Neal, and J.A. O'Neil, "Attitudes, Experiences, and Beliefs Affecting End-of-Life Decision-Making Among Homeless Individuals," Journal of Palliative Medicine 8, no. 1 (1 February 2005): 36-48.
21. See note 10 above.