Development of the questionnaire on palliative care for advanced dementia (qPAD)

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 537-543

  Long, Carol O ^a   Sowell, Evelyn J ^b   Hess, Robert K ^b   Alonzo, Tena R ^a  

^a Palliative Care for Advanced Dementia   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced dementia; attitudes assessment; dementia; knowledge assessment; long term care; nursing home; palliative care

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE SCALE; CAREGIVER; DIETITIAN; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE ON PALLIATIVE CARE FOR ADVANCED DEMENTIA; RATING SCALE; REGISTERED NURSE; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 84867627913     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317512459793     Document Type: Article

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