Discussing end-of-life care issues with terminally ill patients and their relatives: Comparisons among physicians, nurses and psychologists

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages 35-42

  Iasevoli, Mario ^a   Giantin, Valter ^a   Voci, Alberto ^a   Valentini, Elisabetta ^a   Zurlo, Anna ^a   Maggi, Stefania ^b   Siviero, Paola ^b   Orrù, Graziella ^a   Crepaldi, Gaetano ^b   Pegoraro, Renzo ^c   Manzato, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Italian Research Council   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Lanza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication; End of life; Professional patient relative relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; EUROPE; FAMILY; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; HUMANS; ITALY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84872742842     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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