The last months of life of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mechanical invasive ventilation: A qualitative study

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 15, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 499-504

  Veronese, Simone ^a   Valle, Alessandro ^a   Chiò, Adriano ^b   Calvo, Andrea ^b   Oliver, David ^c,d  

^a Fondazione FARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Wisdom Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DECUBITUS; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY; ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 84914707171     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2014.913637     Document Type: Article

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