Approaching the end of life and dying with dementia in care homes: The accounts of family carers

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-127

  Hennings, J ^a   Froggatt, K ^a   Keady, J ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

care homes; dementia; dying; end of life; family carer; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 77957347529     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259810000092     Document Type: Review

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