Does the awareness of terminal illness influence cancer patients' psycho-spiritual state, and their DNR signing: A survey in Taiwan

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 910-916

  Kao, Chi Yin ^a   Cheng, Shao Yi ^b   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^b   Chen, Ching Yu ^b   Hu, Wen Yu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; DNR; Hospice care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER; PATIENT RIGHT; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL WELL BEING SCALE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ANXIETY; CANCER; DNR; HOSPICE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TAIWAN; TERMINALLY ILL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84883389804     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyt095     Document Type: Article

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