A qualitative study of family involvement in decisions about life support in the intensive care unit

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-46

  Kryworuchko, Jennifer ^a,b   Stacey, Dawn ^c   Peterson, Wendy E ^a   Heyland, Daren K ^d   Graham, Ian D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

end of life; family; intensive care unit; life support interventions; shared decision making; withdrawal; witholding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856596117     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111414176     Document Type: Article

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