Advance directive and preference of old age home residents for community model of end-of-life care in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages S13-S15

  Chu, Leung Wing ^a   McGhee, S M ^b   Luk, J K H ^c   Kwok, T ^d   Hui, E ^e   Chiu, P K C ^c   Lee, D T F ^f   Woo, J ^d,e  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Fung Yiu King Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHINESE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; TERMINAL CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; LIVING WILL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84873247521     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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