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Colleen Cartwright

professor of Aged Services, Southern Cross University
Verified email at scu.edu.au
Cited by 2658

Physicians' attitudes towards end-of-life decisions: a comparison between seven countries

G Miccinesi, S Fischer, E Paci… - Social science & …, 2005 - Elsevier
In the context of an European collaborative research project (EURELD), a study on attitudes
towards medical end-of-life decisions was conducted among physicians in Belgium …

A sustainable programme to prevent falls and near falls in community dwelling older people: results of a randomised trial

M Steinberg, C Cartwright, N Peel… - Journal of Epidemiology …, 2000 - jech.bmj.com
STUDY OBJECTIVE In the causative mechanism of falls among older community dwellers,
slips and trips have been found to be significant precursors. The purpose of the two year trial …

[HTML][HTML] Physicians' experiences with end-of-life decision-making: survey in 6 European countries and Australia

R Löfmark, T Nilstun, C Cartwright, S Fischer… - BMC medicine, 2008 - Springer
Background In this study we investigated (a) to what extent physicians have experience with
performing a range of end-of-life decisions (ELDs),(b) if they have no experience with …

End-of-life care for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people

C Cartwright, M Hughes, T Lienert - Culture, health & sexuality, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
There is little understanding in Australia of the special issues faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender people in end-of-life care and advance care planning. This exploratory …

Influence of physicians' life stances on attitudes to end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countries

J Cohen, J Van Delden, F Mortier, R Löfmark… - Journal of medical …, 2008 - jme.bmj.com
Aim: To examine how physicians' life stances affect their attitudes to end-of-life decisions
and their actual end-of-life decision-making. Methods: Practising physicians from various …

Doctors' knowledge of the law on withholding and withdrawing life‐sustaining medical treatment

B White, L Willmott, C Cartwright… - Medical Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To examine doctors' level of knowledge of the law on withholding and
withdrawing life‐sustaining treatment from adults who lack decision‐making capacity, and …

Palliative care and other physicians' knowledge, attitudes and practice relating to the law on withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: survey results

CM Cartwright, BP White, L Willmott… - Palliative …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: To effectively care for people who are terminally ill, including those without
decision-making capacity, palliative care physicians must know and understand the legal …

Factors relating to home telehealth acceptance and usage compliance

R Wade, C Cartwright, K Shaw - Risk Management and Healthcare …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Aim This paper investigates the acceptance of in-home telehealth by frail older adults and
carers of the Transition Care Program (TCP), and evaluates telehealth acceptance as a …

LGBT people's knowledge of and preparedness to discuss end‐of‐life care planning options

M Hughes, C Cartwright - Health & social care in the community, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS, end‐of‐life care planning among lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities is relatively under‐researched, especially in …

The role of law in decisions to withhold and withdraw life-sustaining treatment from adults who lack capacity: a cross-sectional study

BP White, L Willmott, G Williams, C Cartwright… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - jme.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the role played by law in medical specialists' decision-making
about withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from adults who lack capacity …