Factors associated with advance care planning among older women in Southwest Florida

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 249-264

  Black, Kathy ^a   Reynolds, Sandra L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Aging; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 58149160067     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952840801984667     Document Type: Article

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