Palliative assessment and advance care planning in severe dementia: An exploratory randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-209

  Sampson, Elizabeth L ^a,b   Jones, Louise ^a   Thuné Boyle, Ingela Cv ^a   Kukkastenvehmas, Riitta ^c   King, Michael ^a   Leurent, Baptiste ^a   Tookman, Adrian ^d   Blanchard, Martin R ^e  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNET ENFIELD AND HARINGEY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; carers; complex intervention; dementia; palliative care; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CLIENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SATISFACTION INVENTORY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; EUROQOL 5D; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KESSLER DISTRESS SCALE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79954512457     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310391691     Document Type: Article

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