Importance of end-of-life support to minimize caregiver's regret during bereavement of the elderly for better subsequent adaptation to bereavement

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-178

  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

Bereavement; Caregiver; Depression; End of life; Regret

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COPING BEHAVIOR; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; GUILT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 74449091906     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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