End-of-life planning in a family context: Does relationship quality affect whether (and with whom) older adults plan?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 586-592

  Carr, Deborah ^a   Moorman, Sara M ^b   Boerner, Kathrin ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; End of life; Marital relations; Parent child relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; END OF LIFE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL RELATIONS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS.; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; END OF LIFE; MARITAL RELATIONS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS.;

ADULT CHILDREN; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84878836043     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt034     Document Type: Article

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