End-of-life experiences and the dying process in a Gloucestershire nursing home as reported by nurses and care assistants

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-206

  Brayne, Sue ^a   Lovelace, Hilary ^a   Fenwick, Peter ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Neuropsychiatry Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deathbed experiences; Dying; Spiritual

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; DREAM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPERATURE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; DREAMS; ENGLAND; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPERATURE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 45549091207     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108315302     Document Type: Article

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