Advance care planning discussions in advanced cancer: Analysis of dialogues between patients and care planning mediators

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-79

  Barnes, Kelly A ^a   Barlow, Cate A ^a   Harrington, Jane ^a   Ornadel, Karon ^a   Tookman, Adrian ^a   King, Michael ^a   Jones, Louise ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACP; Advance decisions; End of life; Future care; Palliative care; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79960599898     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951510000568     Document Type: Article

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