Reliability of an interactive computer program for advance care planning

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 637-642

  Schubart, Jane R ^a   Levi, Benjamin H ^a   Camacho, Fabian ^a   Whitehead, Megan ^a   Farace, Elana ^a   Green, Michael J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KUDER RICHARDSON COEFFICIENT; LIFE EVENT; LIVING WILL; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PLANNING YOUR MEDICAL FUTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84861899698     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0489     Document Type: Article

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