Do people with dementia die at their preferred location of death? A systematic literature review and narrative synthesis

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-19

  Badrakalimuthu, Vellingiri ^a   Barclay, Stephen ^b  

^a SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; End of life care; Older people; Place of death

Indexed keywords

AGE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DEATH; DEMENTIA; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PLACE OF DEATH; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DEMENTIA; END-OF-LIFE CARE; OLDER PEOPLE; PLACE OF DEATH;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEMENTIA; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84890340205     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft151     Document Type: Review

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