How to achieve the desired outcomes of advance care planning in nursing homes: A theory of change

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Gilissen, J ^a   Pivodic, L ^a   Gastmans, C ^b   Vander Stichele, R ^c   Deliens, L ^a,d   Breuer, E ^e   Van Den Block, L ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Complex intervention; Implementation; Intervention development; Medical Research Council framework; Nursing home; Theory of change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONVERSATION; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONITORING; NURSING HOME; PRECURSOR; RESIDENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY; WRITING; AGED; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; BELGIUM; COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 85042007239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-018-0723-5     Document Type: Article

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