Evaluating a peer education program for advance end-of-life care planning for older adults: The peer educators' perspective

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-42

  Amanda, Clarke ^a   Sanders, Caroline ^b   Seymour, Jane ^c   Gott, Merryn ^d   Welton, Maddie ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advance end of life care planning; community; Older adults; peer education; public health

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACTION RESEARCH; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TEACHER; TERMINAL CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 67049100072     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2009.8.1.33     Document Type: Article

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