Systematic review: Individuals' goals for surrogate decision-making

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 884-895

  Kelly, Brenna ^a   Rid, Annette ^b,c   Wendler, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; end of life; goals; incapacity; preferences; surrogate; values

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMBASE; EMPIRICISM; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDLINE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCINFO; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; DECISION MAKING; GOALS; HUMANS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 84861232905     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03937.x     Document Type: Review

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