Factors influencing the death of the elderly at home in an institution specializing home medical care-Analysis of survey of the bereaved family

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 740-746

  Akiyama, Akiko ^a   Numata, Kumiko ^b   Mikami, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Death bed nursing; Home death; Home medical care; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38449093182     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.44.740     Document Type: Article

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