Discussion as a factor in racial disparity in advance directive completion at nursing home admission

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 146-152

  Rich, Shayna E ^a   Gruber Baldini, Ann L ^a   Quinn, Charlene C ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Nurse discussion; Physician discussion; Racial disparity; Treatment restrictions

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; RACE DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 58149240143     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02090.x     Document Type: Article

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