Advance directives for euthanasia in dementia: How do they affect resident care in dutch nursing homes? Experiences of physicians and relatives

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 989-996

  De Boer, Marike E ^a   Dröes, Rose Marie ^a,b   Jonker, Cees ^b   Eefsting, Jan A ^a   Hertogh, Cees M P M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

advance care planning; advance directives; dementia; euthanasia; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELATIVE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 79958793763     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03414.x     Document Type: Article

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