When do people with dementia die peacefully? An analysis of data collected prospectively in long-term care settings

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 210-219

  De Roo, Maaike L ^a   Van Der Steen, Jenny T ^a   Galindo Garre, Francisca ^a   Van Den Noortgate, Nele ^b   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,c   Francke, Anneke L ^a,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dementia; nursing homes; palliative care; Peaceful death; quality indicators; spirituality

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEACEFUL DEATH; QUALITY INDICATORS; SPIRITUALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84893872167     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313509128     Document Type: Article

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