Managing in the Trenches of Consumer Care: The Challenges of Understanding and Initiating the Advance Care Planning Process

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 721-737

  Baughman, Kristin R ^a   Aultman, Julie ^a   Hazelett, Susan ^b   Palmisano, Barbara ^a   O'Neill, Anne ^a   Ludwick, Ruth ^c   Sanders, Margaret ^a  

^a Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Robinson Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

advance care planning; care management; end of life care decisions; long term care; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OHIO; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84867862322     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2012.708389     Document Type: Article

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