A voice for the dying

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 326-342

  Meeker, Mary Ann ^a   Jezewski, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life decision making; Qualitative research; Surrogate decision making; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; DYING; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TAPE RECORDER; TECHNIQUE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROLE; SELF EFFICACY; TERMINAL CARE; TRUST;

EID: 7244245873     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773804267725     Document Type: Article

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