What impact do setting and transitions have on the quality of life at the end of life and the quality of the dying process?

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue , 2002, Pages 54-67

  Mezey, Mathy ^a   Dubler, Nancy Neveloff ^b   Mitty, Ethel ^a   Brody, Abraham Aizer ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; End of life; Home care; Of death; Prisons; Quality; Skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PLANNING; PRISON; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; PRISONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036772261     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.suppl_3.54     Document Type: Article

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