Are patients' preferences for information and participation in medical decision-making being met? Interview study with lung cancer patients

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-70

  Pardon, Koen ^a   Deschepper, Reginald ^a   Vander, Robert ^b   Bernheim, Jan ^a   Mortier, Freddy ^c   Schallier, Denis ^d   Germonpré, Paul ^e   Galdermans, Daniella ^f   Van Kerckhoven, Willem ^g   Deliens, Luc ^a,h  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^e ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^g SINT AUGUSTINUS HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^h VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; end of life decisions; non small cell lung; palliative care; patient participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78751546648     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310373169     Document Type: Article

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