Journal article
Health professionals' views on advance directives: a qualitative interdisciplinary study
Abstract
The aim of this study was to discover the views of health professionals in the Greater Glasgow area on advance directives, using semi-structured interviews and focus groups. The twelve participants interviewed included four hospital doctors, four general practitioners (GPs) and four nurses. The six focus groups comprised hospice nurses, GPs, consultant geriatricians, geriatricians in training grades and an interdisciplinary group. Participants …
Authors
Thompson TD; Barbour RS; Schwartz L
Journal
Palliative Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 403–409
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
7 2003
DOI
10.1191/0269216303pm784oa
ISSN
0269-2163