End-of-life decisions: An important theme in the care for people with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 516-524

  Wagemans, A ^a,b   van Schrojenstein Lantman de Valk, H ^c   Tuffrey Wijne, I ^d   Widdershoven, G ^e   Curfs, L ^b,f  

^a Medical Department   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Death; End of life decisions; Ethical issues; IDs; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NOSE FEEDING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 77953984498     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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