Assessing end-of-life preferences for advanced dementia in rural patients using an educational video: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-177

  Volandes, Angelo E ^a,b   Ferguson, Laurie Anne ^c   Davis, Aretha D ^b   Hull, Nathan C ^d   Green, Michael J ^d   Chang, Yuchiao ^a,b   Deep, Kristy ^e   Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^d PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; RESUSCITATION; RURAL POPULATION; TERMINAL CARE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TERMINAL CARE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79951716342     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0299     Document Type: Article

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