Too complex and time-consuming to fit in! Physicians' experiences of elderly patients and their participation in medical decision making: A grounded theory study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Ekdahl, Anne Wissendorff ^a,b   Hellström, Ingrid ^a,b   Andersson, Lars ^b   Friedrichsen, Maria ^a,b  

^a VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMUNERATION;

EID: 84863701027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001063     Document Type: Article

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