Perceived factors which shape decision-making around the time of residential care admission in older adults: A qualitative study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-13

  Heppenstall, Claire P ^a   Keeling, Sally ^a   Hanger, H Carl ^b   Wilkinson, Tim J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Frailty; Residential care admission; Social context

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84896544515     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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