Reasons for family involvement in elective surgical decision-making in Taiwan: a qualitative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 13-14, 2017, Pages 1969-1977

  Lin, Mei Ling ^a,b   Huang, Chuen Teng ^c   Chen, Ching Huey ^d  

^a Ministry of Health and Welfare   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

autonomy; decision making; family; nurse patient relationships; qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; SURGERY; TAIWAN; WELLBEING; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

EID: 85007270911     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13600     Document Type: Article

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