Role of advance care planning in proxy decision making among individuals with dementia and their family caregivers

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 72-80

  Kwak, Jung ^a   De Larwelle, Jessica A ^b   O’Connell Valuch, Katharine ^a   Kesler, Toni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Community Care Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PROXY; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROXY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84963682816     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20150522-06     Document Type: Article

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