Preparedness for end of life - A survey of Jerusalem district nursing homes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2114-2119

  Shaulov, Adir ^a   Frankel, Meir ^a   Rubinow, Alan ^b   Maaravi, Yoram ^a   Brezis, Mayer ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

advance care planning; advance directives; advanced dementia; end of life; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ASPIRATION; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LONG TERM CARE; MALNUTRITION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PREVALENCE; PROXY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; LIVING WILL; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROXY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84944548087     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13645     Document Type: Conference Paper

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