Sources of stress for family members of nursing home residents with advanced dementia

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 254-259

  Givens, Jane L ^a,b   Lopez, Ruth Palan ^c   Mazor, Kathleen M ^d   Mitchell, Susan L ^a,b  

^a Divisions of Gerontology   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; caregivers; long term care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865802264     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31823899e4     Document Type: Article

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