Medical professionals' attitudes toward tube feeding for themselves or their families: A multicenter survey in Japan

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 561-566

  Komiya, Kosaku ^a,b   Ishii, Hiroshi ^a   Teramoto, Shinji ^c   Yasuda, Takaaki ^d   Sato, Shintaro ^e   Yamamoto, Hidehiko ^f   Kimura, Hiroki ^f   Takahashi, Osamu ^g   Hiramatsu, Kazufumi ^a   Kadota, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tenshindo Hetsugi Hospital   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d Department of Gastroenterology   (Japan)

^e Saitama Cooperative Hospital   (Japan)

^f ASO IIZUKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g St Luke's Life Science Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANONYMOUS QUESTIONNAIRE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TUBE FEEDING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861089939     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0496     Document Type: Review

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