Rational decision-making about treatment and care in dementia: A contradiction in terms?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-48

  Wolfs, Claire A G ^a   de Vugt, Marjolein E ^a   Verkaaik, Mike ^b   Haufe, Marc ^c   Verkade, Paul Jeroen ^d   Verhey, Frans R J ^a   Stevens, Fred ^e  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Regional Mental Health Team   (Netherlands)

^c SmartAgent Company   (Netherlands)

^d Region North of Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Choice; Cognitive disorder; Decision making; Dementia; Focus group interviews; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84859159479     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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