End-of-life care for older adults with dementia living in group homes in Japan

Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-40

  Kobayashi, Sayuri ^a   Yamamoto Mitani, Noriko ^b   Nagata, Satoko ^a   Murashima, Sachiyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Administrator; Constant comparative approach; Dementia; End of life care; Group home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; NURSING; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; GROUP HOMES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 43949099660     PISSN: 17427932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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