What influences patients' decisions on artificial hydration at the end of life? A Q-methodology study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-201

  Malia, Catherine ^a   Bennett, Michael I ^b  

^a St Gemmas Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial hydration; decision making; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HYDRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DYING; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXTENSION; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHILOSOPHY; Q METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDY DESIGN; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; Q-SORT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79960993859     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.11.022     Document Type: Article

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