Family involvement in the end-of-life decisions of competent intensive care patients

In this article, we report the findings from a qualitative study that explored how relatives of terminally ill, alert and competent intensive care patients perceived their involvement in the end-of-life decision-making process. Eleven family members of six deceased patients were interviewed. Our fin...

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Authors: Lind, Ranveig (Author) ; Nortvedt, Per (Author) ; Lorem, Geir (Author) ; Hevrøy, Olav (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2013
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-71
Further subjects:B Decision Making
B End-of-life
B Ethics
B Intensive Care Unit
B competent patients
B family participation
B Communication
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