Respecting autonomy in the end-of-life care of people with intellectual disabilities: A qualitative multiple-case study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 368-380

  Bekkema, N ^a   De Veer, A J E ^a   Hertogh, C M P M ^b   Francke, A L ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Decision making; End of life care; Ethics; Intellectual disabilities; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; TERMINAL CARE;

AUTONOMY; DECISION-MAKING; END-OF-LIFE CARE; ETHICS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES; TRUTH-TELLING;

CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84893787248     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12023     Document Type: Article

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