Dignity Therapy for older people in care homes: A qualitative study of the views of residents and recipients of 'generativity' documents

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-132

  Goddard, Cassie ^a   Speck, Peter ^a   Martin, Pauline ^a   Hall, Sue ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Dignity Therapy; Family; Older people nursing; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84871300861     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.05999.x     Document Type: Article

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