Live Discharge from Hospice and the Grief Experience of Dementia Caregivers

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 47-62

  Wladkowski, Stephanie P ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; dementia; grief; hospice; live discharge

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84974795087     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2016.1156600     Document Type: Article

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