A model of treatment decision making when patients have advanced cancer: How do cancer treatment doctors and nurses contribute to the process?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 482-491

  Mccullough, L ^a   Mckinlay, E ^b   Barthow, C ^c   Moss, C ^c   Wise, D ^d  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d C/ Community Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Disciplinary involvement; Doctors; Nurses; Roles; Treatment decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; ONCOLOGY; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954803285     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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