End of life care for community dwelling older people with dementia: An integrated review

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-337

  Goodman, Claire ^a   Evans, Catherine ^a   Wilcock, Jane ^b   Froggatt, Katherine ^c   Drennan, Vari ^d   Sampson, Elizabeth ^b   Blanchard, Martin ^b   Bissett, Maggie ^e   Iliffe, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Camden Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community dwelling older people; Dementia; End of life care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NURSING HOME; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPITE CARE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77949509361     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2343     Document Type: Review

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