A qualitative study: Professionals' experiences of advance care planning in dementia and palliative care, 'a good idea in theory but⋯'

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 401-408

  Robinson, Louise ^a   Dickinson, Claire ^a   Bamford, Claire ^a   Clark, Alexa ^b   Hughes, Julian ^c   Exley, Catherine ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Newcastle Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; advance directive; dementia; palliative care; qualitative research; terminal care

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONSENSUS; DEMENTIA; DOCUMENTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POWER OF ATTORNEY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; RESUSCITATION; UNCERTAINTY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84877765195     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216312465651     Document Type: Article

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