Key role of social work in effective communication and conflict resolution process: Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) program in New York and shared medical decision making at the end of life

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-82

  Bomba, Patricia A ^a,b   Morrissey, Mary Beth ^c   Leven, David C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fordham Ravazzin Center on Aging   (United States)

^d Compassion and Choices of New York ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Communication; Conflict resolution; End of life care; Health care agent; Health care proxy; Medical orders; Palliative care; Shared medical decision making; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; NEGOTIATING; NEW YORK; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 79952492941     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2011.548047     Document Type: Review

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