Unrecognised cognitive impairment in hospice patients: A pilot study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 842-847

  Irwin, S A ^a   Zurhellen, C H ^b   Diamond, L C ^b   Dunn, L B ^c   Palmer, B W ^b   Jeste, D V ^b,d   Twamley, Elizabeth W ^b,d  

^a Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Delirium; Dementia; Hospice; Neuropsychology; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECALL; TERMINAL CARE; AGED; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 56449109077     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308096907     Document Type: Article

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