Factors enabling home death of the elderly in an institution specializing in home medical care: Analysis of apprehension of the bereaved family

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-79

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

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caregiver; End of life; Homedeath; Homemedical care; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DEATH; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; DEATH; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 55749098134     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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