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Peer reviewedMesler, Mark A. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1995
Based on nearly three years of participant-observation research in hospice settings, factors that interfere with the hospice philosophy of providing patient autonomy include efforts at symptom control, patient residence, patient disease state, and staff limit setting. Discusses examples, implications, and staff attempts at solutions. (JPS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Death, Ethics, Higher Education
