Identifying the factors that facilitate or hinder advance planning by persons with dementia

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-298

  Hirschman, Karen B ^a,b,d,f   Kapo, Jennifer M ^c,d,f,g   Karlawish, Jason H T ^c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health   (United States)

^c Division of Geriatrics   (United States)

^d Institute on Aging   (United States)

^e Alzheimer's Disease Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance directives; Alzheimer disease; Decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 52649115466     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318169d669     Document Type: Article

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