Can Playing an End-of-Life Conversation Game Motivate People to Engage in Advance Care Planning?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 754-761

  Van Scoy, Lauren J ^a   Green, Michael J ^a   Reading, Jean M ^a   Scott, Allison M ^b   Chuang, Cynthia H ^a   Levi, Benjamin H ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

advance care planning; advance directives; communication; end of life care; health behavior; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CAUCASIAN; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERVIEW; KENTUCKY; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PENNSYLVANIA; PILOT STUDY; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLUNTEER; AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATIONAL GAME; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GAMES, RECREATIONAL; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROXY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85026391711     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909116656353     Document Type: Article

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