Undetected cognitive impairment and decision-making capacity in patients receiving hospice care

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 306-316

  Burton, Cynthia Z ^a   Twamley, Elizabeth W ^b,c   Lee, Lana C ^d   Palmer, Barton W ^b   Jeste, Dilip V ^b   Dunn, Laura B ^e,f   Irwin, Scott A ^b,g  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^e San Diego Hospice   (United States)

^f UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center   (United States)

^g Institute for Palliative Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; decision making; delirium; dementia; hospice; neuropsychology; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VERBALIZATION;

EID: 84858798115     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3182436987     Document Type: Article

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