Discussing sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with patients: Practices of health-care providers

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-41

  Miller, Wendy R ^a   Young, Neicole ^b   Friedman, Daniel ^c   Buelow, Janice M ^d   Devinsky, Orrin ^c  

^a Indiana School of Nursing   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Epilepsy Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Patient education; Qualitative research; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIST; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN; SUDDEN DEATH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLICATION; EPILEPSY; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84892966174     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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