Factors that influence the participation of healthcare professionals in advance care planning for patients with terminal cancer: A nationwide survey in Taiwan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1701-1704

  Hu, Wen Yu ^a   Huang, Chien Hsun ^b   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^a   Hung, Shou Hung ^b   Peng, Jen Kuei ^b   Chen, Ching Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance directives; Cancer; Healthcare professionals; Natural death act; Palliative care; Taiwan; Terminally ill patients

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NURSES; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RIGHT TO DIE; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77952553834     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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