The experiences of older adults in the community dying from cancer and non-cancer causes: A national survey of bereaved relatives

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-91

  Burt, Jenni ^a   Shipman, Cathy ^b   Richardson, Alison ^c   Ream, Emma ^c   Addington Hall, Julia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; End of life; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DYING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RELATIVE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77949371657     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp212     Document Type: Article

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