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Carr, Deborah – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: I examine whether 5 aspects of a significant other's death quality (pain, decision-making capacity, location, problems with end-of life care, and preparation) affect whether one does advance care planning (ACP). I also identify specific aspects of others' deaths that respondents say triggered their own planning. Design and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Death, Patients, Role Models
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Sloane, Philip D.; Zimmerman, Sheryl; Williams, Christianna S.; Hanson, Laura C. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: To better understand the experiences and potential unmet need of persons who die in long-term care. Design and Methods: We conducted after-death interviews with staff who had cared for 422 decedents with dementia and 159 who were cognitively intact and received terminal care in U.S. nursing homes (NHs) or residential care-assisted living…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Hospices (Terminal Care), Dementia, Family Involvement