Families and caregivers of older people: Expectations, communication and care decisions

Collegian

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 345-351

  Digby, Robin ^a   Bloomer, Melissa J ^b  

^a PENINSULA HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care decisions; Care givers; Discharge planning; Families; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84909993688     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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