Dignity therapy: A feasibility study of elders in long-term care

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-15

  Chochinov, Harvey Max ^a,b   Cann, Beverley ^b   Cullihall, Katherine ^b   Kristjanson, Linda ^c   Harlos, Mike ^d   McClement, Susan E ^a,b   Hack, Thomas F ^b,d   Hassard, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dignity therapy; Feasibility study; Frail elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONHOOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CENTER; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MANITOBA; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONHOOD; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 84857090406     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951511000538     Document Type: Article

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