Barriers to palliative care for advanced dementia: A scoping review

Annals of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 365-379

  Erel, Meira ^a   Marcus, Esther Lee ^b,c   Dekeyser Ganz, Freda ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dementia; End of life care; Healthcare providers; Hospice care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNICATION BARRIER; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 85027511424     PISSN: 22245820     EISSN: 22245839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21037/apm.2017.06.13     Document Type: Review

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