Caregivers' experiences seeking hospice care for loved ones with dementia

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1221-1231

  Lewis, Laura Foran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers caregiving; dementia; end of life issues; lived experience; nursing; palliative care; phenomenology

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84907189307     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732314545888     Document Type: Article

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