Improving the end-of-life for people with dementia living in a care home: An intervention study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1849-1858

  Livingston, Gill ^a   Lewis Holmes, Elanor ^a   Pitfield, Catherine ^a   Manela, Monica ^a   Chan, Diana ^a   Constant, Eleanor ^a   Jacobs, Hannah ^b   Wills, Gaby ^b   Carson, Natasha ^b   Morris, Jackie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Jewish Care   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

care home; death; dementia; end of life; intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELLBEING;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84885608226     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213001221     Document Type: Article

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