Making decisions for Hospitalized older adults: Ethical factors considered by family surrogates

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-134

  Fritsch, Jenna ^a   Petronio, Sandra ^a,b   Helft, Paul R ^b,c,d   Torke, Alexia M ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LIVING WILL; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NARRATION; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 84880421145     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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