Decision making at the end of life in dementia: How family caregivers perceive their interactions with health care providers in long-term-care settings

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-247

  Caron, Chantal D ^a,b,c   Griffith, Jennifer ^b,d,e   Arcand, Marcel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d BMP Hospital   (Canada)

^e Research Centre on Aging   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Dementia; Family caregivers; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; TERMINAL CARE; TRUST;

EID: 18344376789     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464805275766     Document Type: Article

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