Single-centre cross-sectional analysis of advance care planning among elderly inpatients.

Cheang, F; Finnegan, T; Stewart, C; Hession, A; Clayton, J M

Cheang, F; Finnegan, T; Stewart, C; Hession, A; Clayton, J M.

Affiliation

Cheang F; Department of Palliative Care, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Aged Care, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Aged Care, Blacktown District Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; HammondCare Palliative and Supportive Care Service, Greenwich Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Intern Med J ; 44(10): 967-74, 2014 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25109312

Subject(s)

Advance Care Planning; Advance Directives; Frail Elderly; Health Services for the Aged; Advance Care Planning/legislation & jurisprudence; Advance Care Planning/standards; Advance Directives/legislation & jurisprudence; Advance Directives/psychology; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Decision Making; Documentation/standards; Feasibility Studies; Female; Health Services for the Aged/legislation & jurisprudence; Health Services for the Aged/standards; Humans; Male; Medical Records; Patient Preference; Qualitative Research; Resuscitation Orders

Key words

advance care planning; advance directives; aged 80 and over; decision-making; terminal care

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Advance Directives / Frail Elderly / Advance Care Planning / Health Services for the Aged Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Ethics Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Intern Med J Journal subject: MEDICINA INTERNA Year: 2014 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia

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