What is important at the end of life for people with dementia? The views of people with dementia and their carers

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1037-1045

  Hill, Sarah R ^a   Mason, Helen ^b   Poole, Marie ^a   Vale, Luke ^a   Robinson, Louise ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; dementia; end of life care; Q methodology; Q sort

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EXPECTATION; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INDIVIDUALITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84992446116     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4564     Document Type: Article

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