To evaluate the effectiveness of health care ethics consultation based on the goals of health care ethics consultation: A prospective cohort study with randomization

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chen, Yen Yuan ^a,b   Chu, Tzong Shinn ^a,b   Kao, Yu Hui ^c   Tsai, Pi Ru ^b   Huang, Tien Shang ^a,b   Ko, Wen Je ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Health care ethics consultation; Intention to treat; Randomization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BIOETHICS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892692663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-15-1     Document Type: Article

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