Do the elderly have a voice? Advance care planning discussions with frail and older individuals: A systematic literature review and narrative synthesis

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 615, 2013, Pages

  Sharp, Tim ^b   Moran, Emily ^a,b   Kuhn, Isla ^c   Barclay, Stephen ^a  

^a CLAHRC End of Life Care Group   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Conversations; Elderly; End of life care; Frail; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION ACT; RESPONSIBILITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; NARRATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884936762     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X673667     Document Type: Review

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