Reasons doctors provide futile treatment at the end of life: A qualitative study

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 496-503

  Willmott, Lindy ^a   White, Benjamin ^a   Gallois, Cindy ^b   Parker, Malcolm ^b   Graves, Nicholas ^c   Winch, Sarah ^b   Callaway, Leonie Kaye ^d   Shepherd, Nicole ^a   Close, Eliana ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOLOGY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEATH; DRUG COMBINATION; FAMILY STUDY; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAMPLING; SURGERY; UNCERTAINTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84969930838     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103370     Document Type: Article

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