Talking about end-of-life preferences with advanced cancer patients: Factors influencing feasibility

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 739-746

  Borreani, Claudia ^a   Brunelli, Cinzia ^a   Bianchi, Elisabetta ^a   Piva, Laura ^b   Moro, Cecilia ^c   Miccinesi, Guido ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Palliative Care Unit   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d Institute for the Study and Prevention of Cancer ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; communication; decision making; End of life; preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84859176020     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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