End-of-life healthcare decision-making: The intermediary role of the ethicist in supporting family caregivers and health professionals

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Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-73

  MacDonald, Rosemary C ^a   Weeks, Lori E ^b   McInnis Perry, Gloria ^b  

^a Sisters of St Martha of Prince Edward Island   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

collaboration; communication; dignity; Grounded theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; ETHICIST; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICISTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 80052047361     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2011-1207     Document Type: Review

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