Shared decision making or paternalism in nursing consultations? A qualitative study of primary care asthma nurses' views on sharing decisions with patients regarding inhaler device selection

Health Expectations

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 374-382

  Upton, Jane ^a   Fletcher, Monica ^a   Madoc Sutton, Hazel ^a   Sheikh, Aziz ^b   Caress, Ann Louise ^c   Walker, Samantha ^d  

^a EDUCATION FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Education for Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inhaler devices; Primary care; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEBULIZER; NURSE; NURSING; PATERNALISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NURSES; PATERNALISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 81355138103     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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