Family meetings - A qualitative exploration of improving care planning with older people and their families

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 577-581

  Griffith, Jacqueline C ^a   Brosnan, Margaret ^a   Lacey, Kathleen ^b   Keeling, Sally ^c   Wilkinson, Tim J ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Christchurch Sch of Med/Hlth Sci ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aged; Discharge planning; Family caregivers; Group meetings; Negotiating care; Patient participation; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION; SATISFACTION; SKILL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 8644285488     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh198     Document Type: Article

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