Ethical aspects of using GPS for tracking people with dementia: Recommendations for practice

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 358-366

  Landau, Ruth ^a   Werner, Shirli ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

autonomy; caregivers; dementia; GPS; safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH POLICY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859099055     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211001888     Document Type: Article

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