Differences in attitudes to end-of-life care among patients, relatives and healthcare professionals

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 22-28

  Ang, Guat Cheng ^a   Zhang, Di ^a   Jim Lim, Kim Hwa ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Decisions; End of life care; Options; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE FEEDING; NURSE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RESUSCITATION; SELF CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019411494     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2016008     Document Type: Article

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