Participants in the decision making on artificial nutrition and hydration to demented nursing home patients: A qualitative study

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-335

  Pasman, H Roeline W ^a   The, B Anne Mei ^a   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^a   Ribbe, Miel W ^a   van der Wal, Gerrit ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

End of life care; Incompetent patients; Nursing home medicine; Qualitative research; Surrogate decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYDRATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242760718     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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