Family involvement in End-of-life hospital care
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An examination whether the end of life treatment provided to hospitalized patients differed from those having a family member present at death and those who did not is presented. It was observed that the presence of a family member at death appeared to be an indirect measure of family involvement during patients' hospitalization and reduced the use of technology and increases the use of comfort care as patients die.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2003
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Urban-rural differences in a memory disorders clinical population
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This article examines differences in patient characteristics and family perceptions of symptoms in rural and urban clinics for memory disorders. Findings indicate that urban patients are more educated and more likely to live in facilities than rural patients while urban families are generally more sensitive to patient symptoms.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2001
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Caregiver-specific outcomes in antidementia clinical drug trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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A study determining the range of caregiver-specific outcomes and approaches, within antidementia drug trials, and also to quantify the effects of cholinesterase inhibitors on burden and active time use of caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease, is presented.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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