Does death anxiety affect end-of-life care discussions?

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1521-1526

  Brown, Alaina J ^a   Shen, Megan J ^b   Ramondetta, Lois M ^a   Bodurka, Diane C ^a   Giuntoli, Robert L ^c   Diaz Montes, Teresa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Mercy Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Anxiety; End of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CAREGIVER; CHRISTIAN; DEATH ANXIETY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOGE INTRINSIC RELIGIOSITY SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MARRIED PERSON; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT COMFORT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; TEMPLER DEATH ANXIETY SCALE; TERMINAL CARE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925650157     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000250     Document Type: Article

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