Social Work Involvement in Advance Care Planning: Findings from a Large Survey of Social Workers in Hospice and Palliative Care Settings

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 253-259

  Stein, Gary L ^a   Cagle, John G ^b   Christ, Grace H ^c  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

advance care planning; communication; social work

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY STUDY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL WORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORKERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85014064626     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0352     Document Type: Article

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