Perceptions of family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease: Communication with physicians
| Autor: | Analee E. Beisecker, Susan Kasal Chrisman, Linda J. Wright |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Family caregivers media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Living Wills 050109 social psychology Disease 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Nursing Perception Family medicine Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Geriatrics and Gerontology business Legal decision media_common |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 12:73-83 |
| ISSN: | 1082-5207 |
| Popis: | Telephone interviews with 104 family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients revealed that physicians progressively communicated more with caregivers and less with patients. We identified four levels of physician interaction with patients and five levels of interaction with caregivers. Caregivers wanted more information from physicians about expected progress of the disease, financial/legal issues, available services, research projects and their own personal needs. Half the caregivers had discussed advance directives with physicians, three-quarters of them had legal decision making powers for the patient, and one-third of the patients had living wills. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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