Exploring the Definition of an Informed Health Care Proxy

J Palliat Med. 2016 Mar;19(3):250-1. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0439. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

Authors

Joseph D Ma^{1

2}, Melanie Benn³, Sandahl H Nelson¹, Ashleigh Campillo¹, Sean F Heavey¹, Arlene Cramer¹, Carolyn Revta¹, Kathryn Thornberry³, Eric J Roeland¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Moores Cancer Center, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla, California.
² 2 Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla, California.
³ 3 University of California, San Diego Medical Center , San Diego, California.

PMID: 26836962
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0439

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Advance Directives / psychology*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude to Death*
Communication*
Decision Making*
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasms / psychology*
Patients / psychology*
Pilot Projects
Proxy / psychology*