The attitudes of Chinese family caregivers of older people with dementia towards life sustaining treatments

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-262

  Kwok, Timothy ^a   Twinn, Sheila ^a   Yan, Elsie ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anticipated decisions; Chinese older people; Dementia; Family caregivers; Life sustaining treatment; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES;

EID: 34247352523     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04230.x     Document Type: Article

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