Palliative care for patients with advanced dementia: Evidence-based practice replaced by values-based practice;Palliative care für patienten mit fortgeschrittener demenz: Values based statt evidence based practice

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 355-359

  Kunz, Roland ^a  

^a Pflegezentrum Spital Limmattal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

End of life care decisions; Pain assessment; Quality of life in dementia; Refusing eating

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEMENTIA; EATING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FEEDING; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKILL; SYMPTOM; TUBE FEEDING;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0242330740     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-003-0167-0     Document Type: Review

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