End-of-life care at group homes for patients with dementia in Japan: Findings from an analysis of policy-related differences

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-245

  Hirakawa, Yoshihisa ^a   Masuda, Yuichiro ^a   Uemura, Kazumasa ^a   Kuzuya, Masafumi ^a   Kimata, Takaya ^a   Iguchi, Akihisa ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Death education; Dementia; End of life care; Grief care; Group homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33645243381     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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