It's just too hard! Australian health care practitioner perspectives on barriers to advance care planning

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-45

  Boddy, Jennifer ^a,b   Chenoweth, Lesley ^a,b   McLennan, Vanette ^a,b   Daly, Michelle ^a,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

advance directive; aging; enduring power of attorney; focus groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; KNOWLEDGE; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; POWER OF ATTORNEY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTER; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84874102721     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY11070     Document Type: Review

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