The burden of caring for people with dementia at the end of life in nursing homes: A postdeath study among nursing staff

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 106-117

  Albers, Gwenda ^a   Van den Block, Lieve ^a   Vander Stichele, Robert ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Care homes; Care of older people; Dementia; Nursing care; Nursing home; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84901419841     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opn.12050     Document Type: Article

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