In-advance end-of-life discussions and the quality of inpatient end-of-life care: A pilot study in bereaved primary caregivers of advanced cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 629-636

  Mori, Masanori ^a   Ellison, Donna ^b   Ashikaga, Takamaru ^b   McVeigh, Ursula ^b   Ramsay, Allan ^b   Ades, Steven ^b  

^a SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Code status; Do not resuscitate (DNR); End of life discussions; Primary caregivers; Quality of inpatient end of life care

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SELF EFFICACY; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874118779     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1581-x     Document Type: Article

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