Actively involving people with dementia in qualitative research

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 1935-1943

  McKeown, Jane ^a   Clarke, Amanda ^b   Ingleton, Christine ^c   Repper, Julie ^d  

^a SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent; Dementia; Qualitative research; User involvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 77955958368     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03136.x     Document Type: Article

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