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Advance directives and the impact of timing. A qualitative study with Swiss general practitioners

Author(s) -

Ina Otte,

Corinna Jung,

Bernice S. Elger,

Klaus Bally

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2014.14035

Subject(s) - medicine , conversation , qualitative research , subject (documents) , nursing , face (sociological concept) , medical education , psychology , library science , computer science , social science , communication , sociology

Advance directives are seen as an important tool for documenting the wishes of patients who are no longer competent to make decisions in regards to their medical care. Due to their nature, approaching the subject of advance directives with a patient can be difficult for both the medical care provider and the patient. This paper focuses on general practitioners' perspectives regarding the timing at which this discussion should take place, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the different moments

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