Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment: Process evaluation study of the CODE intervention in doctors and nurses working in ten acute hospital wards.

Piers R, Dillen L, Goethals K, Lievrouw A, Versluys K, De Pauw A, Jacobs C, Moors I, Offner F, Velghe A, Van Den Noortgate N, Depuydt P, Druwé P, Hemelsoet D, Meurs A, Malotaux J, Van Biesen W, Verbeke F, Derom E, Stevens D, De Pauw M, Tromp F, Van Vlierberghe H, Geboes K, Manesse F, Vanheule S, Benoit DD

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337801
Published: 2025
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0337801,
  title = {Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment: Process evaluation study of the CODE intervention in doctors and nurses working in ten acute hospital wards.},
  author = {Piers R and Dillen L and Goethals K and Lievrouw A and Versluys K and De Pauw A and Jacobs C and Moors I and Offner F and Velghe A and Van Den Noortgate N and Depuydt P and Druwé P and Hemelsoet D and Meurs A and Malotaux J and Van Biesen W and Verbeke F and Derom E and Stevens D and De Pauw M and Tromp F and Van Vlierberghe H and Geboes K and Manesse F and Vanheule S and Benoit DD},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0337801},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337801}
}

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AU  - Lievrouw A
AU  - Versluys K
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AU  - Offner F
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AU  - Van Den Noortgate N
AU  - Depuydt P
AU  - Druwé P
AU  - Hemelsoet D
AU  - Meurs A
AU  - Malotaux J
AU  - Van Biesen W
AU  - Verbeke F
AU  - Derom E
AU  - Stevens D
AU  - De Pauw M
AU  - Tromp F
AU  - Van Vlierberghe H
AU  - Geboes K
AU  - Manesse F
AU  - Vanheule S
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R, P., L, D., K, G., A, L., K, V., A, D. P., C, J., I, M., F, O., A, V., N, V. D. N., P, D., P, D., D, H., A, M., J, M., W, V. B., F, V., E, D., D, S., M, D. P., F, T., H, V. V., K, G., F, M., S, V., & DD, B. (2025). Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment: Process evaluation study of the CODE intervention in doctors and nurses working in ten acute hospital wards.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337801

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