Attitudes toward disclosing the diagnosis of dementia in Japan

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-265

  Umegaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Onishi, Joji ^a   Suzuki, Yusuke ^a   Endo, Hidetoshi ^b   Iguchi, Akihisa ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult guardianship; Dementia; Diagnosis; Long term care insurance system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33847784613     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610206003905     Document Type: Article

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