Older adults preferences for independent or delegated end-of-life medical decision making

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-157

  Moorman, Sara M ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; autonomy; control; death and dying; durable power of attorney for health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651332394     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310385114     Document Type: Article

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