Preferences for end-of-life treatment: Concordance between older adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment and their spouses

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1798-1804

  Ayalon, Liat ^a   Bachner, Yaacov G ^b   Dwolatzky, Tzvi ^c   Heinik, Jeremia ^d  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

caregiving; dementia; end of life; projection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SPOUSE; TERMINAL CARE; VIGNETTE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; LIVING WILLS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROXY; SPOUSES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84866699678     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212000877     Document Type: Article

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