A comparative survey on potentially futile treatments between Japanese nurses and laypeople

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-75

  Kadooka, Yasuhiro ^a   Asai, Atushi ^a   Fukuyama, Miki ^a   Bito, Seiji ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative survey; end of life care; futile treatment; Japanese nurses; laypeople

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893446763     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733013484490     Document Type: Article

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