Family caregiver involvement for long-term care residents at the end of life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 595-604

  Williams, Sharon W ^a,b   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b   Williams, Christianna S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Family caregiver involvement; Long term care facilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866353401     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs065     Document Type: Article

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