Decision making on behalf of elders with advanced cognitive impairment: Family transitions

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-54

  Elliott, Barbara A ^a   Gessert, Charles E ^c   Peden McAlpine, Cynthia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c SMDC Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguous loss; Cognitive impairment; Decision making; Dementia; Transitions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33947099941     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318030840a     Document Type: Article

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