Does Disclosure of Terminal Prognosis Mean Losing Hope? Insights from Exploring Patient Perspectives on Their Experience of Palliative Care Consultations

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1019-1025

  Coulourides Kogan, Alexis ^a   Penido, Marcia ^b   Enguidanos, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOLISTIC CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; SPEECH; UNITED STATES; CALIFORNIA; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HOPE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

CAREGIVERS; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HOPE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84949554695     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0038     Document Type: Article

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